Girls Not Brides

London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Civil society organization

Established : 2011

Education and COVID-19 Response

https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/covid-19-and-child-marriage/

Objectives

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We will work with our member organisations and other allies to strengthen gender equality in and through education.

We will collaborate with members to generate research and evidence to better understand the gendered impacts of school closures, especially for girls at risk of child marriage. We will document and share good practice to ensure continuity of learning and return to school, focusing in particular on interventions relating to child marriage and early pregnancy.

We will work with members to support advocacy and communications efforts to promote continuity of learning and return to school. This includes raising awareness in communities and campaigning for progressive policies such as re-entry policies for pregnant girls.

We will advocate for country level action to prevent widening gender inequalities in education, encouraging our members to engage with the development of gender-responsive education sector plans and policies that take into account the needs of girls at risk of child marriage.