The issue
CHILD MARRIAGE IN THE WORLD
Every 2 seconds
a girl under 18 is married in the world.
Source : Girls and Brides
19.5%
of the world’s children live in extreme poverty compared to 9.2% of adults.
Source : UNICEF
Memory's lessons
learnt
EXTREME POVERTY TRAP
16 years old
This is the median age in Malawi.
Source : National Statistic Office
51%
of the population live below the poverty line.
Source : World Bank
52%
of women are illiterate in Malawi.
Source : CIA World Fact Book
Malawi has the 3rd lowest GDP per capita. 51% of the population live below the poverty line.
Source : CIA World Fact Book
WHY FIGHTING FOR GIRLS
IS IMPORTANT
Bonus
FILM CLIP "BIGGER THAN US": WHY MEMORY REFUSED TO GO TO INITIATION CAMP
Memory Banda: a powerful speech at emlyon business school
On November 22, emlyon business school welcomed Memory Banda, a young activist of the #biggerthanus film who raised the age of marriage from 13 to 18 in Malawi and who fights for the emancipation of women through education .
MEMORY HAS BEEN FIGHTING AGAINST CHILD MARRIAGE SINCE SHE WAS A TEENAGER
"In this initiation camp, girls have to learn how to sexually satisfy a man."
Her sister got pregnant, had to drop out of school and get married at the age of 11. Since then, Memory Banda has fought tirelessly for the rights of women in her country, Malawi. This is her story.
Her sister got pregnant, had to drop out of school and get married at the age of 11. Since then, Memory Banda has fought tirelessly for the rights of women in her country, Malawi. This is her story.
