Project Title:

Community Action to End Child Early and Forced Marriages

Supporting Partner:

Project Status:

Ongoing 70%
Project Background

Centre for Women Studies and Intervention (CWSI), supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Nigeria Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) initiative, implemented the Community Action to End Child, Early, and Forced Marriage (CEFM) and Other Harmful Practices project across 4 local government areas in Cross River State (Obalinku, Obudu, Boki, and Bekwara) and 3 in Jigawa State (Kiyawa, Gwaram, and Dutse). The project aimed to reduce CEFM and related violence through awareness campaigns, advocacy, community sensitization, socio-economic support for vulnerable families, and life skills training for out-of-school girls, including survivors and those at risk.