
How the Tipping Point initiative amplifies girl activists
In the 5 minutes it takes you to read this, 152 girls under the age of 18 will get married—whether they want to or not.
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In the 5 minutes it takes you to read this, 152 girls under the age of 18 will get married—whether they want to or not.
The leader of that event was 18-years old, Pooja Teli, from Bagaha, Rohini 1- Rupandehi, Nepal.
Funded by the Kendeda Fund, the Tipping Point Initiative addresses root causes of child, early, and forced marriage (CEFM) in Nepal and Bangladesh.
Phase one of the Tipping Point project ran in Nepal from 2014-2018 with $1.5 million. It’s currently in a second phase that will run until 2020. Phase 1 reached 1,391 people. CARE partnered with Dalit Social Development Committee (DSDC) and Siddhartha…
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