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All children deserve to grow up and choose their own path in life freely without facing early forced marriage.

Our Mission

We, survivors of child marriage, are calling on Maryland lawmakers to take urgent action by sponsoring and passing legislation that sets 18 as the minimum age to marry, with no exceptions. No child should be married in Maryland. We urge lawmakers to close the legal loopholes that allow child marriage and protect every young person’s safety, autonomy, and future.

Call to Action

Maryland’s marriage-age exceptions leave children vulnerable. The Maryland Coalition to End Child Marriage is seeking a legislative champion to sponsor a bill establishing 18 as the minimum marriage age, with no exceptions.

 

Join us in urging Maryland lawmakers to act. Contact us to get involved, share your support, or help connect us with a legislator ready to sponsor this urgent legislation.

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Survivors' Testimonies

Our life stories cannot be simply expressed in words. However, we tirelessly do it to educate the world about the horrors of forced child marriage.

Other Organizations

Many organizations in the United States and around the world work relentlessly to end child marriage and to protect children and women from the horrors of child and forced marriage.

Blog Posts

We express our views here fearlessly to enlighten the readers about child marriage.

In the News . . .

Read about news items related to child marriage including success stories.

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