Resources
This is a searchable library of publications, webinars, blog posts, and training manuals from the U.S. and around the world on the topic of forced marriage.
Ending Child Marriage: What will it take?
Author: Girls Not Brides
Publication: August 2013
This report provides a broad overview of the causes and consequences of child marriage, potential strategies to address the issue, and factors to consider when assessing where investment is needed and where change is most feasible.
Child Marriage: A global problem too long ignored
Author: Girls Not Brides
A helpful graphic that illustrates the global problem of child marriage.
But It’s Not Fair
Author: Aneeta Prem
Publication: 2011
Sofia and Vinny are sisters who live in the East End of London. Sofia 10 loves bling, celebrities and wants to be on the cover of the glossy magazines. Vinny and Sofia’s safe world is turned upside down when Abby Kambi and her very traditional family move into the neighborhood. Vinny and Abby become best friends. Abby and her family go abroad to her cousin’s wedding in the summer holidays and Abby doesn’t return. What would you do if your best friend went on holiday and didn’t come back? Would you turn a blind eye or would you stand up and shout ‘but it’s not fair’ until somebody listened?
Analysis of the Language of Child, Early and Forced Marriages
Author: Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI)
Publication: August 2013
A guide addressing the different terminology used in defining forced, early, and child marriages, and the need for unified definitions in handling these issues.
Honor Violence and Forced Marriage
Author: The AHA Foundation
A training curriculum for law enforcement and child protective professionals on honor-based violence and forced marriage.
