November 16, 2016

Once “a Shell of a Person Living in a Haze” of Forced Marriage, Nina Van Harn Fights Back and Wins the First Case of Forced Marriage Annulment in the State of Michigan

The image most often associated with a woman or girl who is forced into marriage is that of […]
November 16, 2016

Ayaan Honored with Genesis Award

CJUI's President Ray Hanna presenting Ayaan Hirsi Ali with the Genesis Award. At the end of October, Ayaan […]
November 16, 2016

A forced marriage survivor makes history in Michigan, an interview with honor violence advocate and author Abda Khan, Ayaan receives the Genesis Award, and More

Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, In this month’s newsletter we bring you two important voices, one of a forced marriage […]
November 4, 2016

Problem of Child Marriage in Malawi Linked to Poverty

According to Girls Not Brides, Malawi has the highest rate of child marriages worldwide, with roughly one in […]
November 4, 2016

Parliamentarians key in ending child marriages

Zimbabwe joined the AU Campaign to end child marriages in mid-2015. The Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Gender and […]
November 4, 2016

Hidden Connections: Climate Change & Child Marriage in Bangledesh

It was after floods washed away her family’s river-front land in Bangladesh’s northern Jamalpur district that Brishti Rafiq’s […]
November 4, 2016

Syrian girls are being pushed into child marriage in Lebanese refugee camps

Rates of child marriage have increased dramatically as a result of mass migration worldwide. Humanitarian crises greatly exacerbate […]
November 4, 2016

Photo Essay: Acting and Chatting to End Early Marriage in Malawi

When Malawi passed a law banning child marriage last year, activists applauded it as a significant first step […]
November 4, 2016

Unchained at Last founded by ex-Orthodox Jewish bride aids women and girls escape forced marriages

In 2011, Fraidy Reiss founded Unchained at Last, a New Jersey nonprofit that has helped 250 girls and women […]
November 3, 2016

Vietnam hosts a national workshop to end child marriage

Child marriage is prevalent across Vietnam, with almost all localities recording child marriage cases, which have serious consequences […]
November 3, 2016

Five year child marriage eradication project launched in Ghana

A five-year project aimed at eradicating child marriage in some parts of the country has been launched in […]
November 3, 2016

Why the world depends on our attitude towards ten-year-old girls

A new report by the United Nation Population Fund finds that our collective future rests on how we support the world’s 60 […]
October 28, 2016

This Pakistani mother was married off as a child — but she didn’t let it stop her

One in five girls in Pakistan gets married by the age of 18. Many are poor. And many get […]
October 28, 2016

Amanda Parker, Interim Executive Director, on Stopping Child Marriage and Protecting Childhoods

Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, I love Halloween. Celebrations around my neighborhood bring back special childhood memories. I remember […]
October 24, 2016

New rules to help end child marriage in Cameroon

“I was forced into marriage by my father at the age of 14,” Faouzia Yaya, now 17, told […]
October 24, 2016

Malawian chief annuls 300 child marriages, sends kids to school

A Malawian traditional leader has taken it upon herself to discourage the prevalence of child marriages within her […]
October 24, 2016

International Day of the Girl Child: Emma Watson issues impassioned plea on child marriage

Emma Watson today issued an impassioned plea to end child marriage to mark the International Day of the Girl Child.   The […]
October 24, 2016

Pakistan passes anti-honour killings and anti-rape bills

A joint session of the Parliament unanimously approved anti-honour killing and anti-rape bills moved by PPP Senator Farhatullah […]
October 24, 2016

8 insights to end child marriage

Last year, we saw a major milestone reached in the campaign to end child marriage. The first global […]
October 24, 2016

To Stop Child Marriage We Need To Stop Failing Girls At School

Today, International Day of the Girl Child gives us an opportunity to reflect on the perils faced by […]