Repost from @unwomen: We have to ensure #FamiliesOfToday are places of safety, dignity and equality for all women and girls.

Did you know that consensual marriage is part of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? Child marriage is a violation of human rights that must be stopped. Let us #EndChildMarriage together. Visit www.ZontaSaysNO.com. #ZontaSaysNO #16Days #HumanRightsDay

What would you do if a girl you know is one of the 650 million women and girls who were married as children? By 2030, nearly 1 billion girls and women will have been married as children. Help us stop this number from rising. #EndChildMarriage #16Days #ZontaSaysNO

Did you know that because of child marriage, we all lose out? When the potential one-third of girls in developing nations is cut short, everyone is affected. #ZontaSaysNO #EndChildMarriage #16Days

Remember to share your story with us! If you posted your action to social media, we still want to get your full story. Visit www.zonta.org/shareyourstory to give us as many details on how you and your fellow Zonta members are saying NO to violence against women and child marriage. #ZontaSaysNO #EndChildMarriage #16Days

Did you know that education can be one of the most powerful tools to enable girls to avoid child marriage and fulfill their potential? Through the Let Us Learn project, Zonta is creating opportunities for vulnerable and excluded children—particularly girls—in Madagascar with @unicefusa. #ZontaSaysNO #EndChildMarriage #16Days

“With our major international project to end child marriage—whose victims are mostly girls—Zonta addresses not only a humanitarian issue, but one that also negatively affects societies. When girls become brides and subsequently mothers, this often ends their education. We advocate for every girl to have the right to finish school.” —President Susanne von Bassewitz #EndChildMarriage #ZontaSaysNO #16Days