What’s Next in the Fight to End Child Marriage in Guatemala?

Guatemala has taken a huge step forward for girls, officially outlawing child marriage following years of advocacy by activists and girl leaders. New legislation closes a major loophole in the law, a major victory for girls in a country that has one of the highest rates of child marriage in Latin America. According to Unicef, 30 percent of girls are … Read More

What’s Next in the Fight to End Child Marriage in Guatemala? – Ms. Magazine

What’s Next in the Fight to End Child Marriage in Guatemala? Ms. Magazine | October 4, 2017 Ms. Magazine spotlights the official ban of child marriage in Guatemala following years of advocacy by activist, allies and girl leaders from Rise Up, partner and grantee – Pro-Family Association of Guatemala (APROFAM), and The Adolescent Girls Working Group (Mesa a favor de … Read More

Meet Guatemalan Girl Leader, Rita

Girl leader: Rita, 17 years old, Guatemala Rita is a girl leader in Rise Up’s Let Girls Lead Municipal Girl Network, a girls’ advocacy and leadership program in her town to improve girls’ access to education, healthcare and safety. Rise Up empowers girl leaders and local organizations to guarantee girls’ rights through girl-centered advocacy. Rita believes in the power of … Read More

Guatemalan Girl Leader Rises Up at World Wide Women Girls’ Festival

Rise Up Guatemalan Girl Leader Ixchel will be speaking about her campaign for girls rights at San Francisco’s WORLD WIDE WOMEN GIRLS’ FESTIVAL this Saturday. On October 15th from 9am-5pm in San Francisco, 5,000 girls and their families from all over the Bay Area will experience a game-changing day of exploration and learning at the World Wide Women Girls’ Festival. … Read More

Asociación Frente de Salud Infantil y Reproductiva de Guatemala | FESIRGUA

FESIRGUA’s, the Association for Infant and Reproductive Health of Guatemala, mission is “to improve access to information, education, and safe and appropriate health and reproductive services for young Mayan people, in order to increase knowledge, fulfillment, and the exercise of sexual and reproductive rights” in the Guatemalan highlands.  They work with adolescent indigenous girls to ensure the municipalities of Patzún … Read More

ChildFund International Guatemala | CFIG

ChildFund exists to help deprived, excluded and vulnerable children have the capacity to improve their lives and the opportunity to become young adults, parents and leaders who bring lasting and positive change in their communities. We promote societies whose individuals and institutions participate in valuing, protecting and advancing the worth and rights of children.

Estudio de caso Guatemala: CONCACMI – Combatiendo la Violencia Sexual

Este estudio de caso examina cómo Let Girls Lead Socio principal CONACMI defendió con éxito para la aprobación e implementación de un Protocolo Nacional para el Tratamiento Integral de las Víctimas de la Violencia Sexual, garantizando una atención específica a las necesidades de los adolescentes niñas sobrevivientes.

Asociación Pro-Bienestar de la Familia de Guatemala | APROFAM

APROFAM, the Association for the Wellbeing of the Guatemalteco Family, provides integrated, quality, and equitable healthcare, with a priority in sexual and reproductive health as well as comprehensive sex education for adolescent girls throughout Guatemala. They advocate for the enforcement of the Ministerial Declaration “Prevention with Education” and the passage of the National Law for Youth. This legislation would guarantee … Read More

Guatemala Case Study – IDEI

This case study examines how Let Girls Lead partner Asociacion IDEI advocated for increased government funding for adolescent girls’ health and education programs by engaging indigenous adolescent girls as leaders in their own advocacy campaign. Click here to read more.