UNICEF, Australian Government partner to fight child marriages

Ijara MP Sophia Abdi Noor and UNICEF Kenya Representative Werner Schultink during the launch of the #EndChildMarriageKE campaign at Australian High Commission in Nairobi. [Photo: UNICEFESARO/2017/Kariuki)

It is estimated that one in every four Kenyan girls is married before the age of 18, and one in twenty before their 15th birthday.

For this reason, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the Australian High Commission have come together to raise awareness around the critical issue of child marriage in Kenya.