Girls Not Brides

• Members

• Secretariat

• Board of Trustees

• Advisory Committee

• National partnerships

• Working groups

Girls Not Brides funders from the beginning

The David & Lucile Packard Foundation* Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development of Canada* The Elders Foundation Ford Foundation* Human Dignity Foundation* IKEA Foundation* John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation* Kendeda Fund* Nationale Postcode Loterij* (Dutch Postcode Lottery) Nike Foundation* NoVo Foundation* Open Society Foundation* Sabanci Foundation* Skoll Foundation * Summit Foundation* The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (* current)

How does the secretariat work

• Creating tools & capacity building opportunities

• Sharing information – newsletter, CM in the news, Africa newsletter, website, social media

• Engaging donors, media, UN, academia, governments

• Supporting collective action and advocacy

• Amplifying local and global efforts

Theory of Change Webinars

Infographics/ Messaging frameworks Website

Opportunities to engage: some examples

• Webinar on fundraising

• Use tools and messaging frameworks

• Contribute to theory of change, case studies

• Joint advocacy around key moments

Increasing international attention to child

marriage: International Day of the Girl Child “I urge Governments, community and religious leaders, civil society, the private sector, and families –

especially men and boys, to promote the rights of girls... Let us be guided by the theme of today’s observance – “my life, my right, end child marriage” – and let us do our part to let girls be girls, not brides.”

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon

Launching a national platform on child marriage in Turkey

Campaigning to end child marriage and dowry system in Nepal

Campaigning to support child brides in India

International Day of the Girl Child: cont’d..

Opportunities to engage

• Working with the media

• Global and regional advocacy

• Use the new resource centre

• Girl Summit

• National partnerships

Discussion question 1

What are we, as Girls Not Brides, doing well? What do we need to build on and improve?

En tant que Filles, Pas Epouses, que faisons-nous bien ? Où devons-nous faire mieux ?

Discussion question 2

What are some of the barriers you face to working in partnership? What are some

potential solutions?

Qu’est qui vous empêche de travailler en partenariat ? Quelles sont des solutions

potentielles ?

Discussion questions

What are we, as Girls Not Brides, doing well? What do we need to build on and improve?

What are some of the barriers you face to working in partnership? What are some

potential solutions?