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In Burundi, sexual health education helps youth protect themselves, their futures

18 January 2019
Young people outside a youth-friendly health centre in Kamenge, Bujumbura. © UNFPA/Chiara Frisone
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Architect Not Child Bride: A Syrian Girl’s Dream

Since its opening in 2015, over 1,800 young women and men in Zaatari refugee camp have benefitted from trainings on reproductive health and gender-based violence at the Questscope-UNFPA Youth Centre. This is the story of 16-year-old Yanal, who became an advocate against child marriage after learning about its harms at the UNFPA-supported youth centre in Zaatari. A film by UNFPA Jordan/Elspeth Dehnert.

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Escaping child marriage in Sierra Leone

27 March 2018
Zainab Binta Jalloh was married off at age 15. Today, she is outspoken about her experience and the need for change. Image courtesy of Zainab.
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Violence knows no borders: Leaders, activists take on horrors of gender-based violence

16 March 2018
Violence against women and girls is pervasive throughout the world. A rape kit in South Sudan. © UNFPA/Tim McKulka
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Ethiopian women and girls see “remarkable results” in ending child marriage

08 February 2018
Merhawit Mezgebe says members of her girls' club are helping to stamp out child marriage. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw
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Young women emerge as responders, leaders in Nepal flooding

12 October 2017
Priyanka Singh (second from right) and her friends discuss their advocacy against child marriage with UNFPA District Officer Bhav Nath Jha. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri
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Youth offer solutions to global problems, if leaders take action now

18 July 2017
Edith Nambalirwa is reaching other youth with her entrepreneurial spirit and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health. © UNFPA ESARO/Corrie Butler
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