Throughout the world, more than 51 million girls below the age of 18 are currently married. This harmful traditional practice spans continents, language, religion and caste.
National Geographic Live!: Secret World of Child Marriage
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Published November 10, 2011
Photographer Stephanie Sinclair and writer Cynthia Gorney shared the experiences child brides face on October 3, 2011 at National Geographic Society. Sinclair presented images she took over an eight-year period in India, Yemen, Afghanistan, Nepal and Ethiopia. Both journalists discussed their encounter with the practice that spans continents and cultures in conversation with Jon Sawyer, Pulitzer Center executive director. The story was published in the June 2011 issue of National Geographic.
Hundreds hear from Jon Sawyer and Cynthia Gorney at Wake Forest University community event focused on child marriage.
Stephanie Sinclair is a finalist in the National Magazine Award competition for her photography of child brides around the world.
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Stephanie Sinclair, b. 1973, is an American documentary photographer represented by VII photo agency. Based in Brooklyn, NY, she is known for gaining unique access to the most sensitive gender and...
Gorney joined the faculty at the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism in 1999, after a career at The Washington Post that included serving as an award-winning national...
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Contact Jon: jsawyer[AT]pulitzercenter.org
Jon Sawyer is director of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit organization that funds independent reporting with the intent of raising...
