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Malawi: Concerned Citizens to Pen Global Health Over 'Discriminatory' Malawi Marriage Bill
Malawi24, 18 February 2015
A group of Malawians under the banner of Malawians For Inclusivity (MFI) has threatened to write Global Health to reconsider its funding to Malawi over the trending bill on… Read more »
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Malawi: Malawi Bans Child Marriage, Lifts Minimum Age to 18
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 16 February 2015
Malawi has passed a law banning child marriage, raising the minimum age to 18 in a country where half of girls end up as child brides. Read more »
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Malawi: Marriages Bill - a Victory for Women and Girls
Gender Links, 13 February 2015
Lilongwe: Gender activists are celebrating a victory for women, girls and gender equality in Malawi. Yesterday the country passed the Marriage, Divorce and Family relations Bill… Read more »
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Malawi: Flood Caregivers Rape, Marry Five Girls at Camp
Malawi News Agency, 6 February 2015
While various institutions and Government are striving to improve the lives of those affected by floods across the country, some men helping with the distribution of relief items… Read more »
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Malawi: Malawi Leadership Working Tirelessly Against Early Marriages - First Lady
Malawi News Agency, 30 January 2015
First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has said fighting early marriage was a big challenge in Malawi, but she was quick to point out that the Malawi leadership was tirelessly engaging… Read more »
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Malawi: Marriage Age Bill to Be Reviewed From 13 to 18 Years
Malawi24, 5 November 2014
Minister of Gender, Children, Social Welfare and Disabilities, Patricia Kaliati, has revealed that government has put the minimum marriage age for girls at 18 years in the current… Read more »
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Malawi: Child Marriages Force Girls Out of School
Malawi News Agency, 1 October 2014
Statistics from the Catholic Education Commission in Malawi (CECOM) indicate that at least 27,000 girls dropped out of primary school between 2010 and 2013 due to early marriages. Read more »