Guest blog Girls Not Brides, 22 February 2012

Together we can end child marriage: building momentum in South Asia

"We can end child marriage, because together we can achieve anything." Youth campaigner Nitu, India

In this new video from Girls Not Brides, campaigners from across South Asia – home to nearly half of the world's child brides – explain what motivates them and how they are playing their part in the struggle to end child marriage.

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Videos 17 September 2011

Traditions can change: ending child marriage

Elders Graça Machel, Mary Robinson and Desmond Tutu, who travelled to Ethiopia in June 2011 to bring together experts and activists working to end child marriage around the world, say we can end this harmful practice in one generation.

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Videos 14 July 2010

Give 67 minutes to change the world on Mandela Day

Nelson Mandela gave 67 years of his life fighting for the rights of humanity. Will you give 67 minutes of your time on Mandela Day to help build a better world?

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CEO of The Elders Mabel van Oranje speaks at TEDxAmsterdam

Speaking recently at the TEDxAmsterdam event, Mabel van Oranje, CEO of The Elders, suggests that "we overestimate what we can do in the short term, but we underestimate what we can do in the long term."

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