- Girls Not Brides

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
Infographics/ Messaging frameworks
Theory of Change
Website
Webinars
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
Campaigning to support
child brides in India
Campaigning to end child
marriage and dowry system in
Nepal
Launching a national
platform on child
marriage in Turkey
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 faisonsnous 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?