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Understand USAID's initiative to address child, early, and forced marriage in four documents outlining theory of change, learning agenda, implementation plan, and custom indicators.
In February 2021, the UNICEF and United Nations Population Fund predicted that there may be an additional two million cases of female genital mutilation/cutting over the next decade as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Through Koota Injena, USAID and Amref Health Africa engage with communities in northern Kenya to collectively abandon female genital mutilation and child marriage.
Read through this public law that "ensures the United States promotes the meaningful participation of women in mediation and negotiation processes seeking to prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict."
Read the strategy to understand its purpose of strengthening a government-wide approach that identifies, coordinates, integrates, and leverages current efforts and resources to address gender-based violence more holistically and effectively.
USAID seeks to address child marriage through key sectoral interventions, including promoting girls’ empowerment to enable girls and their families and communities to reject early marriage.
Explore interactive maps which describe the prevalence of child, early, and forced marriage (CEFM) and female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in countries where these practices occur.
