World: Still Just a Girl. What it takes to end child marriage

Country: World Source: Plan International Please refer to the attached file. Every three seconds, somewhere in the world, a girl under 18 is married. This reality touches the lives of 12 million girls each year, robbing them of their childhood, education and the chance to shape their own future. Girls who marry before their 18th birthday are more likely to drop out of school, experience intimate partner violence and become trapped in a lifetime of poverty. They are also at higher risk of health