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Too Young to Wed: Guatemala
April 15, 2015In Guatemala, it's legal for a girl to marry as young as 14 — though many are married far younger than that. The result: Many girls marry men far older than themselves and become mothers long before they are physically and emotionally ready. Communicating the individual experiences of these child brides across cultural and language barriers became my passion, and, ultimately, my life's work. This project in Guatemala was done in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund. The film below was co-directed by Katie Orlinsky.
UNFPA strategy on Adolescents and Youth
Resource date: 2013
Author: UNFPA
Publisher: UNFPA
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Too Brief a Child
September 2, 2014examining the impact of early marriage on the lives of girls using testimonies from teenage brides and their families in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso and Yemen.
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La Chirurgie de l'Espoir [French with English Subtitles]
September 2, 2014A group of young Mauritanians called Khoudeija, Aisha, Goundou, Aissata, and Coumbis suffer from a condition known as Obstetric Fistula, which severely affects their lives.