Yes, boys are at risk, and Compassion serves to prevent marriages below the legal age for boys.
According to UNICEF, an estimated 115 million boys and men around the world were married as children. Of this number of children, 1 in 5, or 23 million, were married before the age of 15. So it’s a big problem.
Child marriage statistics show that girls remain disproportionately affected, with 1 in 5 young women aged 20 to 24 years old married before their 18th birthday, compared to 1 in 30 young men.
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Compassion UK Christian Child Development, registered charity in England and Wales (1077216) and Scotland (SC045059). A company limited by guarantee, Registered in England and Wales company number 03719092. Registered address: Compassion House, Barley Way, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 2UT.
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