Welcome

Ending child marriage across Malawi

A united partnership of over 96 organisations driving grassroots advocacy and the Malawi Accelerator Programme (MAP) with the Ministry of Gender.

96+Member organisations
MAPWith Ministry of Gender
Every girl deserves the chance to finish school and choose her own future.

Every girl deserves the chance to finish school and choose her own future.

Strong girls grow into strong leaders.

Strong girls grow into strong leaders.

Families who protect their daughters build stronger Communities.

Families who protect their daughters build stronger Communities.

Our Mission

To end child marriage across Malawi through a united partnership of over 96 organisations driving grassroots advocacy, so that every girl can learn, grow and decide her own future.

Objective 1: Strengthen the Partnership

Coordinate and support our member organisations, build their capacity and promote shared learning, joint planning and collective action at national and community level.

Objective 2: Grassroots Advocacy

Mobilise communities, traditional leaders, parents, boys and girls to challenge harmful norms and practices that drive child marriage.

Objective 3: Malawi Accelerator Programme (MAP)

Work with the Ministry of Gender through the Malawi Accelerator Programme to speed up policy implementation and national action to end child marriage.

What we do

WHAT WE DO

01.

Global action

We protect and unlock funding to end child marriage and ensure it is a non-negotiable priority in international development agendas

02

Country Impact

We drive sustained national action by governments and civil society in countries, contributing to a reduction in child marriage prevalence.

News & Events

News

Girls Not Brides welcomes new International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage

Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage, welcomes the announcement of 27 November as the new UN International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage.
Sep 4, 2026 Read More
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Millions of girls still at risk as progress to end child marriage falls short, new strategy warns

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...
Apr 23, 2026 Read More
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Departure of Girls Not Brides’ CEO Dr Faith Mwangi-Powell

17 April 2026
Apr 17, 2026 Read More