Joan Kembabazi

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Gufasha Girls Foundation At The 68th Commission On The Status Of Women In New York (CSW68)

Gufasha Girls Foundation is a commitment maker of the GBV Action Coalition under the UN Women Generation Equality Forum which gave us a privilege to attend side events organized by Generation Equality Forum and addressed by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous who urged donors and donor organizations to provide youth-friendly support and funding to grassroots organizations that are championing the gender equality agenda.

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Child marriage is not something that is only written about

Child marriage is not something that is only written about. It’s happening. It’s a nightmare. Child marriage continues to rob childhoods, futures, education and opportunities of millions of girls worldwide. Globally, 12 million girls are married off before the age of 18 every year and one in nine girls is married before they turn 15

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Barriers To Girls Accessing And Acquiring Quality Education In Africa

According to UNESCO, 129 million girls are out of school with 50 million girls in sub-Saharan Africa. In Africa, girls face barriers to education of which these barriers are both economic and cultural, and they have a profound impact on the educational opportunities available to girls. In some cases, these barriers can be so severe that girls are unable to access education at all