Building an Evidence Base to Delay Marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa
Working with partners in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, the Council is testing alternative approaches to delaying marriage in child marriage "hotspots" in East Africa.
Child marriage violates girls' human rights by excluding them from decisions regarding the timing of marriage and choice of spouse. In 2010, the Population Council began an investigation in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda to determine the essential elements—such as mentors, community awareness-raising, and economic incentives—of effective, sustainable, and replicable approaches to increasing the age at marriage where child marriage is common.
The Population Council is one of the few organizations in sub-Saharan Africa whose programs, in collaboration with local partners, have produced significant delays in marriage and increases in school enrollment among girls aged 10–14.
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Project Stats
Location: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
Program(s):
Poverty, Gender, and Youth
Topic(s):
Child marriage
Duration: 10/2010 - 9/2015
Population Council researchers:
Annabel Erulkar
Abebaw Ferede
Eunice Muthengi
Non-Council collaborators:
Amhara Regional Bureau of Women, Children, and Youth
Ethiopia Ministry of Women, Children, and Youth
Kenya Department of Gender and Social Development
Kenya Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development
Kivulini
Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development, Uganda
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania
Strengthening Community Partnership and Empowerment (SCOPE)
The AIDS Support Organization (TASO)
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