The High Costs of an Unjust Food System
Food sovereignty—people’s right to define their own food and agricultural systems—can be a matter of life and death.
Read MoreCelebrating Roe v. Wade and Fighting for Reproductive Rights around the Globe
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What factors affect girls’ age at marriage in India? Top five take-aways from a study in Telengana
Research around the globe is helping us better understand why some girls marry very young, while others wait to marry—and often enjoy greater education, income and freedom in the process.
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Riding for their Rights
After months of planning, it wasn’t clear whether Awaaz-e-Niswaan’s bicycle rally was going to happen. More than 70 teenage girls waited near a busy Mumbai intersection, fanning themselves every so often in a vain attempt to stave off the afternoon heat.
Read More Exploring Early Marriage and Mental Health: a Sneak Peek at SAMA’s Research with Young Women in India
When global development professionals talk about early marriage and health, they often focus on reproductive health consequences, like how early marriage raises a girl’s risk of dying during childbirth. However, other serious health effects of early marriage—like depression and anxiety—tend to get overlooked.
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Overcoming child marriage by teaching boys in India that girls have rights, too
In the state of Rajasthan, in rural India, custom dictates that girls marry at a young age and begin raising children while boys assume much of the power and authority in a household and society. Usha Choudhary, an activist who grew up in Rajasthan and decided she wanted to pursue education over marriage, is trying …
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