"If there wasn't support from World Vision, today I also would have been married."
In the time it takes you to read this sentence, another girl will be forced into marriage. Every 3 seconds, a girl under 18 is married as a child.
Susma is on a mission to change that. With the support of World Vision, Susma learned her rights and is helping girls in her community to stay in school.
"If there wasn’t support from World Vision, there might not have been trainings. And if I hadn’t joined the trainings and had the opportunity to become a leader of social movements, today, I also would have been married,” she says.
Right now, 1,000 girls like Susma urgently need a sponsor to help them stay in school, safe from child marriage.
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Be chosen as a sponsor
Put the power to choose in a child's hands. Sign up by 28th Janurary and we'll send your photo to a community where a child is waiting to choose you as their sponsor.
Giving that multiplies
Help the world's most vulnerable children to survive, recover and build a future. You can provide life-saving food, water and protection to kids whose lives are on the line.
Gift Catalogue
If you're looking for gifts that really matter, your search stops here! Each gift comes with a free card explaining the amazing impact you’ve helped your special someone make.
Include a gift in your Will
A gift in your Will can make a significant difference, no matter how large or small and is a wonderfully generous way to ensure the values which are important to you live on.
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