Girls Not Brides is a global partnership of 500+ civil society organisations committed to ending child marriage and enabling girls to fulfil their potential.

* http://www.girlsnotbrides.org/about-child-marriage/

 

Through their research, ICRW is leading efforts to find solutions that will eliminate the harmful practice of child marriage and provide support to already married adolescents. 

* http://www.icrw.org/what-we-do/adolescents/child-marriage

 

Child marriage is a human rights violation. Despite laws against it, the practice remains widespread, in part because of persistent poverty. 

* http://www.unfpa.org/child-marriage

 

Basic description about Child Marriage and how it works around the world. 

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage

 

National Geographic talks about the geographical content of Child Marriage

*  http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/06/child-brides/gorney-text

 

NOW's Senior Correspondent Maria Hinojosa travels around the world for a revealing exploration of early child marriage in developing countries

* http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/341/facts.html

 

Citation

* "Child Brides." - Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine. Accessed February 05, 2016. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/06/child-brides/gorney-text.

* "Child Marriage | UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund." Child Marriage | UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund. Accessed February 05, 2016. http://www.unfpa.org/child-marriage.

* "About Child Marriage - Girls Not Brides." Girls Not Brides. Accessed February 05, 2016. http://www.girlsnotbrides.org/about-child-marriage/.

* PBS. Accessed February 05, 2016. http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/341/facts.html.

* "Child Marriage." RSS. Accessed February 05, 2016. http://www.icrw.org/what-we-do/adolescents/child-marriage.

* Wikipedia. Accessed February 05, 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage.