UNICEF Ethiopia: Famia Abadir, 16 years old (left) and her father, Abadir Jiro, outside their home in Sheneni Village
UNICEF Ethiopia: Famia Abadir, 16 years old (left) and her father, Abadir Jiro, outside their home in Sheneni Village
UNICEF Ethiopia: Famia Abadir, 16 years old (left) and her father, Abadir Jiro, outside their home in Sheneni Village
UNICEF Ethiopia: Rasso Abdella, 16, 7th grader(2012) at Dujuma Primary School in Sheneni Village
UNICEF Ethiopia: Rasso Abdella, 16, 7th grader(2012) at Dujuma Primary School in Sheneni Village
UNICEF Ethiopia: Rasso Abdella, 16, 7th grader(2012) at Dujuma Primary School in Sheneni Village
UNICEF Ethiopia: Rasso Abdella studying at the Girls hostel in Dire Dawa
UNICEF Ethiopia: Rasso Abdella studying at the Girls hostel in Dire Dawa
UNICEF Ethiopia: Samia Sadik, (standing in blue) was the first in her village of Harla in rural Dire Dawa to finish eighth grade.
UNICEF Ethiopia: Samia Sadik, (standing in blue) was the first in her village of Harla in rural Dire Dawa to finish eighth grade.
UNICEF Ethiopia: Kerima Ali, Gender and AIDS Expert at the Dire Dawa Bureau of Education (left) Famia Abadir (midle) and Rasso Abdela (right)
UNICEF Ethiopia: Famia Abadir, nine months pregnant
UNICEF Ethiopia: Famia Abadir, nine months pregnant
UNICEF Ethiopia: Famia Abadir, nine months pregnant
UNICEF Ethiopia: Famia Abadir(left) and Rasso Abdela (right).
UNICEF Ethiopia: 14 year-old Yeshalem from the Amhara region of Ethiopia underwent FGM/C
UNICEF Ethiopia: H.E W/ro Zenebu Tadesse Minister, MoWCYA, deliveres a speech at the Launch of national AU Ending Child Marriage Campaign
UNICEF Ethiopia: Dance performance by Destino Dance Group at the Launch of national AU Ending Child Marriage Campaign
UNICEF Ethiopia: Community advocates of Amhara region, Awi Zone, Badani Kebele, Dangla Woreda. All working hand in hand to transform child marriage practices in Amhara.
UNICEF Ethiopia: Women preparing food and drinks for the community advocates gathered to discuss about their roles in ending child marriage. Dangla Woreda, Badani Kebele, Amhara region.
UNICEF Ethiopia: Girma Demelash, 30, from Awi Zone, Dangla Woreda,Amhara region, serves his community as conversation group facilitator.
UNICEF Ethiopia: Women preparing food and drinks for the community advocates gathered to discuss about their roles in ending child marriage. Dangla Woreda, Badani Kebele, Amhara region.
UNICEF Ethiopia: Community advocates of Amhara region, Awi Zone, Badani Kebele, Dangla Woreda. All working hand in hand to transform child marriage practices in Amhara.
UNICEF Ethiopia: Yeshewas Beza, 45, Serves as a social court judge. He speaks of the court's role in preventing child marriage, by directly communicating with families in the community. Dangla Woreda, Badani Kebele, Awi Zone, Amhara region.
UNICEF Ethiopia: Ato Zelalem Belay, 70, influential community leader at Dangla Woreda, Badani Kebele, Amhara region.
UNICEF Ethiopia: Preist Yazew Tagel, member of the conversation group, regrets marrying his two young daughters at a very early age, having learned of the negative consequences of child marriage after the community advocates group was formed. Dangla Woreda, Badani Kebel
UNICEF Ethiopia: Yeshewas Beza, 45, holds the names of the founding members of the community conversation group at Dangla Woreda, Badani Kebele, Awi Zone, Amhara Region.
UNICEF Ethiopia: Preist Degu Eniyew, 50, presents poem that speaks of ending child marriage.
UNICEF Ethiopia: Yeshewas Beza, 45, holds the names of the founding members of the community conversation group at Dangla Woreda, Badani Kebele, Awi Zone, Amhara Region.
UNICEF Ethiopia: Hilmnat Ayenew, 25, works to increase the level of women's participation in her community with regard to raising awareness and ending child marriage.