African Union

Published purpose

This project supports the African Union's "Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa: A Call to Action", which seeks to accelerate the end of child marriage in Africa by increasing awareness of the effects of child marriage. The African Union campaign aims to: (1) promote the effective implementation of African Union legal and policy instruments that affect young people, especially girls, to advance the fulfilment of their human rights; (2) support the African Union member states to frame, launch and execute national strategies and programs to prevent and end child marriage; (3) promote universal access to birth registration, quality education, and sexual and reproductive health services, including family planning; (4) improve knowledge on what policies and programs work to reduce child marriage; and (5) contribute to the African Union's priority area on gender mainstreaming.