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Aids is the worlds second biggest killer of teenagers! 2.1 Million people were affected by HIV/AIDS in 2015

Today, our volunteers in Bihar & Jharkhand had aids awareness activities! They rallied across their communities, did role play on the myths over HIV/AIDS and precautions, while our team members conducted a special session in schools on HIV/AIDS.

Schools teachers, faculty and students pledged to collectively raise awareness and Stop AIDS.

Its not over yet! we will collectively take action to end AIDS.To know how you can join us and be part of history visit: http://restlessdevelopment.org/youthpower

Today is India's finest dancer and dance4life's ambassador, Terence Lewis's birthday.
We wish him a very Happy Birthday!
Don't stop dancing! Best Wishes!

Kachindamoto was told that she had been chosen because she was "good with people", and that she was now the chief, "whether I liked it or not", she recalls. She duly donned the traditional beads, red robes and a leopard skin headband, and started touring the rows of mud-walled, grass -thatched homes to meet her people.

Kachindamoto was shocked when she saw girls as young as 12 with babies and teenaged husbands, and was soon ordering the people to give up their ways."I told them: 'Whether you like it or not, I want these marriages to be terminated.'"

Malawi's fearsome chief, terminator of child marriages Chief Kachindamoto has broken up 850 child marriages in three years, and banned the sexual initiations of young girls.

We are more than grateful to have dance4life ambassador, Terence Lewis, join us and Restless Development India in, Knot So Young, our fight against child marriage. Together we tried to reach as many young people as possible through our campaign! Keep spreading the message.

Knot So Young This live event took place in New Delhi, India, in April 2015. The 'Knot So Young' campaign focuses on stopping child marriage in India. The Indian dance4lif...

'At a workshop on ‘Child Marriage: Sharing and Learning’ here, experts said effective enforcement of anti-child marriage laws needs to be backed by mandatory reporting of the cases and prompt action.'

Fight against Child marriage only becomes stronger when everyone fights against it together!

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Experts-Bat-for-Stringent-Law-to-Curb-Child-Marriage-in-Odisha/2015/09/01/article3004270.ece

Experts Bat for Stringent Law to Curb Child Marriage in Odisha - The New Indian Express BHUBANESWAR: With child marriage still in prevalence in many parts of Odisha, experts on Monday called for stringent implementation of law prohibiting the practice and compulsory registration of marriages.

'The Haryana government will replicate the Madhya Pradesh government’s ambitious Lado Abhiyan scheme, which aims to eradicate child marriage.'

The fight against child marriage in India needs to keep going as we continue to have the highest number of child marriages in the world. Glad to know state governments are taking up schemes from each other to strngthen the fight against this practice.

Haryana to replicate M.P. scheme To boost eradication of child marriage

Check out the photos of our event against child marriage, Knot So Young. Join Terence Lewis, our brand ambassador, in the fight against child marriage.
Sign the pledge today and join our fight: http://action.youthkiawaaz.com/knotsoyoung/

We stand against child marriage and pledge to raise a voice against it. Do you?
Sign the pledge today and join our fight: http://action.youthkiawaaz.com/knotsoyoung/

Our work on child marriage in Jharkhand features in Swet Patr (a regional newspaper).

'At the first glance, Neelu is like any other child. She could grow up to be anything she wants, but little does she realise that her fate has already been predetermined by a repressive age-old practice that continues to tamper with the lives of many such children.'

Neelu and thousands of other children in India want you to stand with them while they fight the regressive custom of child marriage.

Join us and raise your voice against child marriage. Sign the pledge: http://action.youthkiawaaz.com/knotsoyoung/

Runaway Child Brides And Annulled Marriages - Reversing An 'Auspicious' Trend The choice before Narmada was simple - choosing to get married to a man old enough to be her father, or severing all family ties.

Terence Lewis at Dilli Haat on 15th May, in support of , a campaign against child marriage by dance4life India, powered by Restless Development India.
Join our fight and sign a pledge to raise awareness against child marriage. Sign here: http://action.youthkiawaaz.com/knotsoyoung/