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Forming children and young people with character by instilling values and information about education and health to prevent early marriage.

GESID peer educators convey information to their friends at school. ©Lentera Anak Foundation/Agung Suryana

The prevalence of child marriage in Indonesia in 2015 was 23 percent, meaning that one in five women had married at the age of 20-24 and had their first marriage before the age of 18.
The divorce rate for women aged 20-24 who were married before the age of 18 is higher than those who were married at the age of 18 and over
In Indonesia, in 2012, the number of women who married at the age of 10-14 was 4.2 percent, while women who were married at the age of 15-19 were 41.8 percent.

Increasing the knowledge and capacity of young people about the Prevention of Child Marriage
Increasing knowledge and role of parents in preventing child marriage

Why focus on Child Marriage Prevention?
The occurrence of child marriage will threaten Indonesia's (Human Resources) in the future. As a result of child marriage, children's education is interrupted, maternal and infant mortality rates increase, children are born with stunting conditions, and recurrent poverty occurs among children who experience child marriage.

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