11/10/2026
📚💜 Every girl deserves a childhood, an education and the freedom to choose her future.
Today, 11 October, we mark International Day of the Girl Child under the 2026 theme: “End child marriage and invest in girls’ rights”.
Our blog explores how poverty, gender inequality and limited access to education contribute to early child marriage in The Gambia. For many girls, marriage means leaving school, losing opportunities and facing risks to their health and safety.
Keeping girls in school is a vital part of preventing child marriage. Education builds confidence, independence and the knowledge to make informed choices.
At SaGG Foundation, we support girls in The Gambia through school fees, uniforms, books and mentoring. This year’s theme speaks directly to our purpose: protecting girls’ futures by investing in their education.
Read and share our blog. Help us raise awareness and stand up for every girl’s right to learn and thrive. 🌍
https://www.saggfoundation.org/blog/early-child-marriage-in-the-gambia
Learn how early child marriage affects girls' education in The Gambia, why it happens, and how education helps protect girls and transform communities.