{"id":614,"date":"2024-08-10T07:32:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T07:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startersites.io\/elementor\/consultant\/?page_id=614"},"modified":"2026-10-20T21:59:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T21:59:17","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.ctechapp.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"614\" class=\"elementor elementor-614\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a12b8a e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-bba0730 \" data-id=\"6a12b8a\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"6a12b8a\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9df27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"2f9df27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><svg 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class=\"gnbh__eyebrow\">Welcome<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"gnbh__title\">Ending child marriage <span>across Malawi<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gnbh__lead\">A united partnership of <strong>over 96 organisations<\/strong> driving grassroots advocacy and the <strong>Malawi Accelerator Programme (MAP)<\/strong> with the Ministry of Gender.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gnbh__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gnbh__btn gnbh__btn--primary\" href=\"\/membership\">Become a member\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gnbh__stats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gnbh__stat\"><b>96+<\/b><small>Member 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.ctechapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gemini_Generated_Image_bw11a3bw11a3bw11-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.ctechapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gemini_Generated_Image_bw11a3bw11a3bw11-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.ctechapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gemini_Generated_Image_bw11a3bw11a3bw11-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.ctechapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gemini_Generated_Image_bw11a3bw11a3bw11.jpg 1408w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every girl deserves the chance to finish school and choose her own future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"gnbh__card\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.ctechapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gemini_Generated_Image_ete0doete0doete0-1024x559.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Strong girls grow into strong leaders.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.ctechapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gemini_Generated_Image_ete0doete0doete0-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.ctechapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gemini_Generated_Image_ete0doete0doete0-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.ctechapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gemini_Generated_Image_ete0doete0doete0-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.ctechapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gemini_Generated_Image_ete0doete0doete0.jpg 1408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Strong girls grow into strong 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elementor-element-7fae9eca elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fae9eca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>01.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf5786 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acf5786\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc7bc33 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7bc7bc33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.ctechapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/11241900_49059-scaled.jpg\" 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class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">We protect and unlock funding to end child marriage and ensure it is a non-negotiable priority in international development agendas<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73810830 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"73810830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 17.44\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"m22.12.35 7.54 7.54c.46.46.46 1.21 0 1.67l-7.54 7.54c-.46.46-1.21.46-1.67 0-.46-.46-.46-1.21 0-1.67l5.51-5.51H1.18C.53 9.9 0 9.37 0 8.72s.53-1.18 1.18-1.18h24.77l-5.51-5.51c-.46-.46-.46-1.21 0-1.67.46-.46 1.21-.46 1.67 0Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc9b60f e-con-full ct-hover-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bc9b60f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36df0185 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36df0185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>02<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21cb4ef8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21cb4ef8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc40364 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1cc40364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.ctechapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Un-malawi.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1312\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.ctechapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Un-malawi.png 960w, https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.ctechapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Un-malawi-219x300.png 219w, https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.ctechapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Un-malawi-747x1024.png 747w, https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.ctechapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Un-malawi-768x1053.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Country Impact<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">\nWe drive sustained national action by governments and civil society in countries, contributing to a reduction in child marriage prevalence.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da81c96 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1da81c96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 17.44\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"m22.12.35 7.54 7.54c.46.46.46 1.21 0 1.67l-7.54 7.54c-.46.46-1.21.46-1.67 0-.46-.46-.46-1.21 0-1.67l5.51-5.51H1.18C.53 9.9 0 9.37 0 8.72s.53-1.18 1.18-1.18h24.77l-5.51-5.51c-.46-.46-.46-1.21 0-1.67.46-.46 1.21-.46 1.67 0Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage.<\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"abpc-card-meta\">\n                    <span class=\"abpc-card-date\">Sep 4, 2026<\/span>\n                    <a class=\"abpc-learn-more-btn\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.ctechapp.com\/?p=2022\"\n                       aria-label=\"Read more about Girls Not Brides welcomes new International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage\">\n                        Read More\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n                <article class=\"abpc-blog-card \"\n                 aria-labelledby=\"abpc-title-2011\">\n\n            <div class=\"abpc-card-image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.ctechapp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/677238631_1380953210723349_9211832722884008874_n-1.jpg\"\n                     alt=\"Millions of girls still at risk as progress to end child marriage falls short, new strategy warns\"\n                     loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"abpc-card-content\">\n                <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-start;gap:12px;\">\n                    <span class=\"abpc-card-category\">News<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <h3 id=\"abpc-title-2011\"\n                    class=\"abpc-card-title\">Millions of girls still at risk as progress to end child marriage falls short, new strategy warns<\/h3>\n\n                <div class=\"abpc-card-excerpt\">Every year, 12 million girls are married before the age of 18 - roughly 23 every minute.Global rates have declined over the past decade, but progress is so slow and uneven that, at current rates, it would take centuries to...<\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"abpc-card-meta\">\n                    <span class=\"abpc-card-date\">Apr 23, 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