THE DSANDCD EMPOWERMENT

                                       CHILD MARRIAGE An estimated 140 million girls will become child brides between 2011 and 2020 . Girls who marry before age 18 are typically denied an education, at risk of complications related to premature childbearing, and more vulnerable to intimate partner violence. Child marriage is a formal marriage or informal union entered into by an individual before reaching a certain age, specified by several global organizations such as UNICEF as minors under the age of 18. Overall, the proportion of women who were married as children decreased by 15 per cent in the last decade, from 1 in 4 to approximately 1 in 5. While this is a great improvement, to end the practice by 2030 – the target set out in the Sustainable Development Goals – progress must be significantly accelerated. At current rates, more than 150   million additional girls will marry before their 18th birthday by 2030.

AMBER ALERT " She wasn't saved but she became that angel to later save millions of little girls all over the United States of America and beyond."                                                   AMBER HAGERMAN - born and raised in Arlington, Texas amber Hagerman was a beautiful and young bright soul that was abducted and murdered in 1996 in USA.   On a sunny afternoon in January 1996 young amber was abducted whilst riding her bike whom was with her five year old brother Ricky in an abandoned grocery store parking lot in Arlington texas.  A 78 year old retiree witnessed the entire incident when amber was abducted  and called officials. He gave details and when ricky arrived back home without amber their grandfather got worried. The police already started searching for her but a few days later a local man was walking his dog when he found the dead body of amber.  Autopsy revealed amber was alive 2 days after abduction and sexually assaulted and her th