Africa: USAID Announces New Resources to Prevent Child, Early, and Forced Marriage

[USAID]Today, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah announced over $4.8 million this year to fund programs in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, Tanzania, and Yemen to end child, early, and forced marriage. Congressional leaders have also recognized the importance of these efforts, and USAID will work alongside lawmakers to increase the agency's support next year to prevent child, early, and forced marriage. These efforts will also leverage $32 million as part o
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