Mozambique: School Communities Unite to End Gender-Based Violence and Child Marriage in Mozambique

Manica, Mozambique — Sitting on a bench in the courtyard of Madzicuera Secondary School, teachers Flora Senguaio and Eugénio Francisco discuss how they work with their students to eliminate violence at school and to prevent students dropping out due to child marriage.

Globally, women, girls and adolescents are exposed to several forms of violence that keep them out of school and put their lives at risk. In Mozambique, an estimated 2.4 million children, adolescents and young people are out of…