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Married at Age 10, Reem Al Numery Speaks Out

by Tracey Samuelson

She was just 10 years old when she was married to a cousin who was three times her age. Now Reem Al Numery is divorced and fighting against child marriage. Read More »

I was a little girl. I was not fit for marriage, but I was poor.

Reem Al-Numery

Need: Need to train 135 women in 3 years (45 in each year) in Aden City Yemen on Self-empowerment and Community Development

by sahar | November 10, 2010 at 3:28 AM | Funding

Dear all … Read More»

Lighting up a Candle by Web 2.0

by ghaidaa | October 5, 2010 at 8:06 AM

" Let France have a good mothers, and they will have a good sons" Napoleon Bonapart … Read More»

End Child Marriage and Give Girls a Brighter Future

July 27, 2010

Child Marriage practices in Yemen caught widespread international attention with the story of 9-year-old Yemeni child bride Nujood Ali, now age 12.

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Married at Age 10, Reem Al Numery Speaks Out

Need: Need to train 135 women in 3 years (45 in each year) in Aden City Yemen on Self-empowerment and Community Development

Lighting up a Candle by Web 2.0

End Child Marriage and Give Girls a Brighter Future