Ending child marriage – tackling stereotypes through quotas and motivating governments through regional peer review

Ahead of Girl Summit 2014, LSE’s Alice Evans discusses the campaign to end child marriage. To mobilise support against child marriage, the UK is hosting the ‘Girl Summit’ on 22 July. It will bring together governments, international organisations, civil society and the private sector in a bid to amplify existing efforts. In Zambia, where the UK International Development Secretary Justine Greening recently spoke out against child marriage, a nationwide campaign is already underway. It is backed by government ministries, the country’s First Lady, Dr Christine Kaseba, UNICEF, UNFPA and a number of traditional chiefs. For many, the solution is girls’ education rather than marriage.