This presentation describes the various factors leading to early marriage in three contexts -- in Bangladesh, among Guatemala's Mayan population, and among the Hmong and Dao minorities in Vietnam -- and the implications for programs aiming to delay marriage in these different contexts (for instance, in Bangladesh, dowry price rises with age). In addition, it explains that a lack of opportunities and social isolation are important common correlates of early marriage among disadvantaged ethnic minorities in Asia and Latin America.

This presentation explains how the Safe Schools Program is helping to prevent child marriage in Malawi. It profiles several young girls who the Safe Schools Program helped stay or re-enroll in school. A total of 35 child marriages were avoided between October and December 2007.

This presentation discusses the problem of child marriage in Ethiopia, which is due to poverty and lack of opportunity, and the lessons learned from development programs there. It explains the social change approach to stopping child marriage, which involves understanding the cultural context, including and forming strategic alliances with different members of society, and integrating with larger programs.

This presentation describes interventions to stop child marriage in Ethiopia that have been implemented by World Learning and Pathfinder International. The range of interventions includes school-based, community-based, and partnerships with national and regional legal/civil society organizations. Promising preliminary findings on child marriage are also presented.