Causes

Food

Contribute to families’ access to fresh, healthful food, assemble plant and harvest household gardens, producing vegetables, herbs and fruit. Assist with school garden planting, weeding and harvesting.

Health

Help create, nurture and sustain the well-being ,to provide patient care, assist at “well-baby” clinics; counsel patients, administer health screenings and checkups; teach basic health and wellness practices.

Education

Increasing access to accessible, high quality and safe schooling is a critical strategy in ending child marriage and ensuring married girls have the opportunity to complete their education.

Water

Access to safe and reliable drinking water and Improve the health conditions of the rural population by reducing waterborne diseases, particularly diarrhea, which is the main cause of child mortality

Community

Youth groups, encouraging dialogue between youth and community leaders, and building the capacity of young people are all ways of supporting young people to be champions of change in their own communities.

Funding

Ending child marriage and feeding the poor requires long-term, sustainable funding. Yet there is currently not enough available, and it can be particularly hard for community-based and national organizations to access it.