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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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Hey Paov,
This year alone, 13.5 million girls under the age of 18 will get married. That’s 28 girls every minute. These girls are more likely to drop out of school and become victims of marital abuse or rape, with little protection from their government.
That's why we've teamed up with youth activist Aristarick, Co-Founder of Youth for Change Tanzania, who is urging his government to raise the minimum marriage age to 18 for boys and girls.
On this International Day of the Girl Child, show Tanzania that Global Citizens continue to stand behind Aristarick in calling for an end to child marriage.
Nearly 33,000 Global Citizens have taken action to call for an end to child marriage in Tanzania and around the world. At the 2016 Global Citizen Festival, Aristarick took this message to former Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, and advocated with gender equality champions Forest Whitaker, Salma Hayek and Andy Cohen.
Aristarick (first on left from middle) with the Youth for Change Tanzania Team.Now we need you to tell the Government of Tanzania to level the law and provide a better future for the next generation of young girls.
For girls everywhere,
The Global Citizen and CHIME FOR CHANGE team
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