The 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and Summit of the Future brought together world leaders, government representatives and civil society organizations and girls’ rights activists in New York to respond to the most pressing challenges of our time, including ending child, early, and forced marriages and unions.

During the weekend (21st September 2024) of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, our Founder and Team Leader Joan Kembabazi joined more than 50 young women from around the world including Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Prize Laureate, gathered in a demonstration organized by girl-centered non-profit organizations, institutions and networks including “She is the First”

Each year, Gufasha Girls Foundation through sports brings communities together to raise awareness, amplify the voices of adolescent girls and strengthen their capacity to stand against child marriage as well as to improve community response towards ending child marriage in Uganda

The Change Makers awards recognizes individuals and organizations across the globe for their progressive and inspiring work of defending the environment, promoting reproductive rights and enlightening the public about the challenges we face and the solutions available.

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.

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