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Help Stop Child Marriage
- signatures:
- deadline: September 10, 2011
- signature goal: 15,000
- Target: Members of Congress
- Sponsored by: Care2.com
Right now there are an estimated 60 million child brides worldwide—some as young as 7 years old.
It is hard to believe, but it's happening all around the world: Young girls are forced to marry much older men, and often these girls are pressured to bear children as soon as possible.
Right now, Congress is considering a new bill that would give the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) more power to work with countries around the world to fight child marriage.
We can't leave a single vote to chance. We need as many people as possible to write their legislators to make sure this bill passes. Will you send your letter today and urge your elected official to protect girls from child marriage?
These girls face unimaginable risks to their health. Their dreams and independence are snuffed out before they even reach puberty.
Something MUST be done to stop this horrible practice. Please tell Congress to pass this critical bill.
Dear [Decision-maker],
I know you agree with me that child marriage is an extremely pressing human rights issue. I was recently shocked to discover that there are an estimated 60 million child brides worldwide and if we don't act now, 100 million more girls will be forced to marry over the next decade.
Please help protect these innocent girls by supporting (HR 2103/S.987) The International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2009 which permanently establishes the Office of Global Women's Issues to promote the health and rights of women and girls and includes important provisions to prevent child marriage, including:
- Requiring the U.S. State Department to address the status of child marriage in countries with high child marriage rates in its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices;
- Requiring the White House to create a plan to combat child marriage; and
- Integrating child marriage prevention into pre-existing development programs through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
I hope I can count on you to stand up for girls around the world.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
I know you agree with me that child marriage is an extremely pressing human rights issue. I was recently shocked to discover that there are an estimated 60 million child brides worldwide and if we don't act now, 100 million more girls will be forced to marry over the next decade.
Please help protect these innocent girls by supporting (HR 2103/S.987) The International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2009 which permanently establishes the Office of Global Women's Issues to promote the health and rights of women and girls and includes important provisions to prevent child marriage, including:
- Requiring the U.S. State Department to address the status of child marriage in countries with high child marriage rates in its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices;
- Requiring the White House to create a plan to combat child marriage; and
- Integrating child marriage prevention into pre-existing development programs through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
I hope I can count on you to stand up for girls around the world.
Sincerely,
[Your name here]
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