ENDING CHILD MARRIAGE

THE PRACTICE OF CHILD MARRIAGE IS NOT NEW FOR OUR WORLD. IT HAPPENS MOSTLY IN COUNTRIES OF SOUTH ASIA, SOUTH AFRICA & LATIN AMERICA. EACH YEAR MORE THAN 14 MILLION GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD WILL BE MARRIED BEFORE 18. IN OTHER WORDS 384612/DAY,27/MINUTE, 1 IN EVERY 2 SECOND.IN INDIA, CHILD MARRIAGE CAME UNDER EXAMINATION DURING SOCIAL REFORM IN COLONIZED INDIA. 

130 MILLION SOUTH ASIAN GIRLS EXPECTED TO FORCE INTO EARLY MARRIAGE BY 2030.INDIA HAS LARGEST NUMBER OF CHILD BRIDES IN THE WORLD. THOUGH , INCIDENCE HAS BEEN DECREASING. IT AFFECTS BOYS & GIRLS BOTH BUT IT AFFECTS GIRLS IN GRATER NUMBER  & WITH GRAVER CONSEQUENCES . TO END CHILD MARRIAGE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILL SHALL BE ENHANCED ON :

1. SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

2. HUMAN RIGHTS

3. FINANCIAL LITERACY

4. LIFE SKILLS

5. SERVICES & OPPORTUNITIES

OVER ALL , ENDING CHILD MARRIAGE NEEDS SELF TRANSFORMATION OF INDIVIDUAL I.E. SELF AWARENESS & SELF EFFICACY, ENHANCED ASPIRATION, ENHANCED OPPORTUNITIES & ALTERNATIVES, VOICE & SELF EXPRESSION. IT CAN BE DONE THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING, CONTROL OVER RESOURCES & MAKING INFORMED CHOICES.

  

NOTE: SES LOOKS CHILD MARRIAGE  A SOCIAL PROBLEM WHICH GIVES BIRTH TO OTHER SOCIAL PROBLEMS. SES IS MEMBER OF GIRLS NOT BRIDES. GIRLS NOT BRIDES AIMS TO END CHILD MARRIAGE. AT SES, WE BELIEVE, IT IS ONCE A GENERATION OPPORTUNITY TO SHAPE THE FACE OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE MOST OF IT. JOIN US TO END THE MENACE OF CHILD MARRAIGE.