<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#0000ff"><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font color="#20124d"><span style="line-height:19.5px;text-align:justify;text-indent:45pt">"Every year, about 14 million adolescent and teen girls are married</span><a name="146432d9b8a712de_146432106c215bf4_14643201999e6adf_1464319125dd841f_14642a38691336cb_1464229a940bf582_1463e5c2320981ec__ftnref1" title="" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:19.5px;text-align:justify;text-indent:45pt">[1]</a><span style="line-height:19.5px;text-align:justify;text-indent:45pt">, almost always forced into the arrangement by their parents. In developing countries, one </span><span style="line-height:19.5px;text-align:justify;text-indent:45pt">in three girls is married by age 18; and one in nine by age 15. There are 41 countries world-wide with a child marriage prevalence rate of 30% or more, and of these 41 countries, 30 are from Africa."</span></font></i><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:45pt;line-height:19.5px"><font color="#20124d" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"> </font></p><div><font color="#20124d" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">To that end, The AU is officially launching a 2 year campaign to End Child Marriage on 29th May 2014. </font></div>
<div><font color="#20124d" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Please join the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EndChildMarriageNow?src=hash" target="_blank">#EndChildMarriageNow</a>! tweetathon </span><br>
</font></div><div><font color="#20124d" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Supported by <a href="http://www.twitter.com/GirlsNotBrides" target="_blank">Girls Not Brides</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/equalitynow" target="_blank">Equality Now</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/FEMNETprog" target="_blank">FEMNET</a> & <u><a href="http://www.twitter.com/SOAWR" target="_blank">The Solidarity for African Women's Rights Coalition</a></u><br>
</font></div><div><font color="#20124d" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">In Your Respective Time Zones. <br></font></div></div><div><div><div><font color="#20124d" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">May 29. All Day. </font></div>
<div><font color="#20124d" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#20124d" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Be sure to tag @ourgirlsAU <i>(Official Campaign Handle)</i><br></font></div><div><font color="#20124d" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br>
</font></div></div><div><div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><font color="#20124d">If you want to express yourself in more than 140 characters, we welcome reflections and posts on facebook, poems, songs, blog posts, articles, photos and more. </font><span style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">As you share your thoughts, tag it with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EndChildMarriageNow?src=hash" target="_blank">#EndChildMarriageNow</a>!!. </span></font></div>
<div><font color="#20124d" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Here's a <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/femnet.or.ke/document/d/1M3nLugFkgDLwxXrRpd3HCK_GXfHNP51PS1w5kbFDsck/edit" target="_blank">social media strategy</a> with key messages and a mapping to help target your messages. </span><br>
</font></div></div><div><div><font color="#20124d" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#20124d" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">We look forward to engaging with you online. Please also find some images from the AU. </font></div>
<div><font color="#20124d" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div></div><div><div><font color="#20124d" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><b>More resources:</b></font></div><div><font color="#20124d" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.girlsnotbrides.org/reports-and-publications/" target="_blank">Girls Not Brides </a></font></div>
<div><font color="#20124d" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.equalitynow.org/sites/default/files/Protecting_the_Girl_Child.pdf" target="_blank">EN: Protecting the Girl Child: Using Laws to End Child Marriage</a></font></div>
<div><font color="#20124d" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/05/op-ed-ending-child-marriage-africa-can-longer-wait/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=op-ed-ending-child-marriage-africa-can-longer-wait" target="_blank">Why Ending Child Marriage in Africa Can No Longer Wait </a></font></div>
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<div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Chères Toutes/Chers Tous,</span><span lang="FR" style="color:blue"></span></font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"> </font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><i><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">« Chaque année, environ 14 millions d’adolescentes et filles de moins de moins ans sont mariées </span></i><i><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">[1]</span></i><i><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">, étant presque toujours forcées dans cet arrangement par leurs parents. Dans les pays en développement, une fille sur trois est mariée avant l’âge de 18 ans; et une fille sur neuf avant l’âge de 15 ans. Dans le monde entier, il y a 41 pays qui ont un taux de prévalence de mariage d’enfants de 30% ou plus, et sur ces 41 pays 30 sont en Afrique. »</span></i><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify;text-indent:45pt;line-height:14.65pt"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"> </span><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">A cet effet, l’UA lance officiellement le 29 mai 2014 une campagne de 2 ans pour mettre fin au mariage d’enfants. </span><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"> </font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Veuillez vous joindre au tweetathon sur <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EndChildMarriageNow?src=hash" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">#EndChildMarriageNow</span></a>! organisé avec l’appui de <a href="http://www.twitter.com/GirlsNotBrides" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Girls Not Brides</span></a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/equalitynow" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Egalité Maintenant</span></a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/FEMNETprog" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">FEMNET</span></a> & <u><a href="http://www.twitter.com/SOAWR" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Le Mouvement de Solidarité pour les Droits des Femmes africaines</span></a></u></span><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Dans vos zones respectives. </span><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Le 29 mai. Toute la journée. </span><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"> </font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Rassurez-vous d’utiliser le tag @ourgirlsAU <i>(Handle officiel de la Campagne)</i></span><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"> </font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Si vous souhaitez vous exprimer dans plus de 140 caractères, nous apprécions les réflexions et articles sur facebook, des poèmes, des chansons, des articles de blog, des articles ordinaires, photos et autres. Dès que vous partagez vos idées, utilisez le tag <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EndChildMarriageNow?src=hash" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">#EndChildMarriageNow</span></a>!!. </span><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"> </font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Voici une <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/femnet.or.ke/document/d/1M3nLugFkgDLwxXrRpd3HCK_GXfHNP51PS1w5kbFDsck/edit" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">stratégie de médias sociaux</span></a> avec les messages clés et une cartographie pour vous aider à cibler vos messages. </span><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"> </font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Nous attendons avec plaisir de collaborer avec vous en ligne. Veuillez trouver également quelques images de la part de l’UA. </span><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"> </font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><b><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Ressources supplémentaires:</span></b><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></div>
</div><div><div><div style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><a href="http://www.girlsnotbrides.org/reports-and-publications/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Girls Not Brides </span></a></span><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><a href="http://www.equalitynow.org/sites/default/files/Protecting_the_Girl_Child.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">EN: Protecting the Girl Child: Using Laws to End Child Marriage</span></a></span><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(32,18,77)"><a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/05/op-ed-ending-child-marriage-africa-can-longer-wait/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=op-ed-ending-child-marriage-africa-can-longer-wait" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Why Ending Child Marriage in Africa Can No Longer Wait </span></a></span><span lang="FR" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></font></div>
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