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THE GIRL EFFECT - LEARN
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THE GIRL EFFECT FACT SHEET:
Ethiopia - Video of Kidan, Age 13
In Ethiopia, 60% of girls are
married before they are 18 years old.
WHEN CHILD MARRIAGE ENDS, THE GIRL
EFFECT BEGINS.
Girls living in poverty are uniquely
capable of creating a better future. But when a girl reaches adolescence, she
comes to a crossroads. Things can go one of two ways for her and everyone
around her.
One: She gets a chance, gets
educated, stays healthy and HIV-negative, marries when she chooses, raises a
healthy family, and has the opportunity to raise the standard of living for
herself, her family, her community, and her country.
Two: None of these things happen.
She is illiterate, married off, isolated, pregnant, and vulnerable to HIV. She
and her family are stuck in a cycle of poverty.
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