Girls Not Brides - Institutional Support 2014-2016

This grant represents Canada’s institutional support to Girls Not Brides. Girls Not Brides uses these funds along with other donors’ funding to achieve its mandate. Girls Not Brides is a global partnership of more than 400 civil society organizations from over 60 countries working to address child marriage. Girls Not Brides aims to: (1) raise awareness of the harmful impact of child marriage by encouraging open inclusive and informed discussion at the community local national and international level; (2) facilitate learning and coordination among organizations working to end child marriage; and (3) mobilize all necessary policy financial and other support to end child marriage. Members of Girls Not Brides are based throughout Africa Asia the Middle East Europe and the Americas and are united by a commitment to end child marriage and enable girls to fulfil their potential.

The expected outcomes in line with Girls Not Brides’ Strategic Framework for 2014-2016 include: (1) increased commitment to influential inter-governmental processes and actions related to child early and forced marriage; (2) strengthened evidence base related to child early and forced marriage; (3) increased reporting on country-wide efforts to address child marriage; (4) increased funding available globally to support effective efforts to address child marriage; and (5) strengthened global movement to end child early and forced marriage.