Svanemyr, Joar, Chandra-Mouli, Raj, Travers, and Lakshmi (2015) go onto explain how supporting child brides is fundamental to bring an end to child marriage, contrasting to Girl’s Rights view. Married girls can have difficulty accessing information, services and programmes because of their social isolation and limited power within the household or community. There is also a need for further evidence on how to support the needs of girls who have escaped an unwanted marriage or have become widowed, for they often face abandonment and stigmatization by their family and or community. There is significant evidence of the global scale and devastating impact of child marriage, demonstrating the need for greater investment in efforts to end child marriage.
