Girls Not Brides - Institutional Support 2020-2023

Results achieved by Girls Not Brides through the support of the Government of Canada and other international donors at the end of the project (December 2023) include: (1) strengthened the capacity of 686 local organizations and groups in Africa Asia Latin America and the Caribbean. This helped to strengthen coalitions and movement building to end child early and forced marriage; (2) reached 195 000 people in Latin America and the Caribbean with an information campaign on the impact of Covid-19 in increasing gender-based violence including child marriage; (3) trained 3 067 girls on government programs and 3 000 adolescent girls to raise awareness of gender equality for the International Day of the Girl Child in Uttar Pradesh India; (4) supported national networks of civil society organizations to advocate with national governments to support the Canada-Zambia led biennial United Nations General Assembly Child Early and Forced Marriage Resolution. This resolution was co-sponsored by 125 countries in 2022; (5) contributed to 6 national legislative processes which led to tangible policy and funding outcomes. This resulted in increased government funding for education and child marriage prevention in Malawi civil society contributing to developing Nigeria's national strategy and expanding the mandate of a shelter for survivors of gender-based violence in Côte d'Ivoire. It also led to a more user-friendly National Strategy to End Child Marriage in Uganda and a provincial government in Nepal committed to addressing children's rights; and (6) disseminated evidence on priority topics on child marriage and deepened stakeholders’ understanding. This helped establish the Child Marriage research to Action Network (CRANK). This network includes 540 members from around the world. 83% of participants reported that CRANK research meetings enhanced their understanding of evidence and solutions and 44% indicated that their participation strengthened their advocacy and policy