Entries by marianne

Her Choice Impact Evaluation: impressive decline in number of child marriages

Today, 28 January 2021, the Her Choice Impact Evaluation by the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research of the University of Amsterdam has been published. This publication highlights the work of all partners and stakeholders who dedicated themselves to ending child marriage in almost a thousand communities, and who trained just under 300,000 girls. The […]

‘We have created something lasting and unforgettable’

As the Her Choice programme comes to a close, we look back on an amazing adventure on which we embarked all together in 2016. Since the starting phase, when we were still somewhat uneasy operating in a consortium of dozens of partners and hundreds of associates spread across different continents, there have been tremendous developments. […]

New insights, partners ánd friends during Her Choice event

A bit sad, but full of hope for the future, we look back on the three days we spend together during the online event ‘5 years Her Choice: beating the drum for child marriage-free communities!’. During this event, we looked back on 5 years of the Her Choice programme, together with all 30 local partners […]

My Life, My Choice!

The last five years, Her Choice has worked hard to end child marriage, together with girls and boys, their families, ánd their communities. Now the Her Choice programme comes to an end, théy are telling the story of five years of Her Choice in this special video. In the online event ‘5 years Her Choice: beating the drum for child marriage-free communities!’ […]

‘Make young people aware of their rights and they become catalysts of change’

‘By empowering boys and girls, they become their own protectionists.’ Sumnima Tuladhar is director of CWIN, a pioneer child rights NGO in Nepal and partner of Her Choice alliance member ICDI. Despite the fact that Nepal is going through rough times because of COVID-19, she is hopeful about the future, and convinced of the effectiveness […]