Ending Child Marriage: Story Collection
Each year, 15 million girls worldwide are married before the age of 18—sometimes against their will. AJWS supports efforts to end child marriage by bringing girls and young women together to define their own futures.
We Want Respect & Rights, Not Sympathy and Charity: Celebrating International Women’s Day in India
Pooja Gurjar is a young woman from Rajasthan. She was married off at the age…
Playing to Win: Jyoti’s Story
Jyoti Gadari got married when she was just 17. Like many young women, she wanted…
New video from India on gender inequality and political power
By Margo Mullinax, PhD, and Elizabeth Daube The 2018 Commission on the Status of Women…
When Women Lead: Manju’s Story
RAJASTHAN, INDIA — At 23, Manju Kumari is already a sarpanch, the elected head of…
Hope for Her Daughters: Rekha’s Story
“Hope for Her Daughters” tells the story of Rekha, who was married at 12 and…
Why I Care about Ending Child Marriage
In the next year alone, about 15 million girls will be married before they turn…
Something Different for Our Daughters: Mangal & Shital’s Story
At just 14 years old, Mangal Waikar’s parents pressured her into a marriage she didn’t…
Girls Build a Better Future in India
Watch our new animated video about AJWS’s work to end child marriage in India. AJWS…
On the Road: Khushi’s Story
As a teenager, Khushi Prajapati worried for her future. Her family had lost everything. Forced…
Meant for Something More
Sonali’s parents forced her to marry at age 14, and her husband turned out to…
How to End Child Marriage in India
Stories from the lives and work of young activists India is home to one-third of…
A Place of Her Own
Sunita Jaiswal can’t remember a time when she was happier. On a Saturday afternoon in…
Through Struggle to the Stars: Lifting Up Girls in India
On a damp Monday morning this past March, we headed out of our Kolkata hotel…
Munija Chooses Her Future: Advancing Girls’ Education and Opposing Child Marriage in West Bengal, India
“My father says not to go to school, that I should be at home. ‘You…