Child marriage rarely arrives as a public announcement. It arrives as a missing desk after the holidays, a rumour about a “good family,” or a parent who can no longer see how to pay for another year of school. This day-long fair is designed for those exact moments. We bring teachers, scholarship partners, youth mentors, and caregivers into one room so that education feels possible again.
Morning sessions explain how extra years of schooling delay marriage pressure and improve health across a lifetime. Afternoon tables offer practical help: kit lists, tutoring pledges, and quiet conversations for families who need more than a leaflet. We never ask a child to perform her pain on a stage. Stories are shared only with consent and without identifying details.
If you are a volunteer, you will be briefed on safeguarding before the doors open. If you are a parent, you will be welcomed without shame. If you are a teacher, you will leave with language for the next time a student does not return.
Every extra year in class is a year a child is not treated as a bride.
