Jordan: Help End Child Marriage - Deadline: ASAP ONLINE PETITION

     Winter has set in on the millions of Syrian refugees in Jordan, food rations have been cut and children have little hope of going to school. Child marriage amongst the Syrian refugee population has doubled since the start of the war. Driven by a lack of safety and economic opportunity, girls as young as 13 are being forced into marriage to lessen the financial burden on their family. Forced child marriage amongst the Syrian refugee population in Jordan is rising sharply as more and more families see child marriage as a way to lessen their financial burden and protect girls from sexual violence. Stand up for young children forced into marriage. Click here to ask the international community to take action and call on the world’s richest nations to help fund the fight to end child marriage in Jordan.