52 girls are taking their future into their own hands

Plus, your very first gift TRIPLES in impact »   {NAME}, I know we’ve been emailing, telling you about the risk of child marriage for 12 million girls this year alone. [Here’s why your first gift TRIPLES in impact]( help girls achieve the future they see for themselves.… (read on) [View online »]( [CARE](   Fighting child marriage: Meet the 52 girls taking their future (and their money) in their own hands. [Yoing girl holding money](   [MATCH MY GIFT 3X](   Bangladesh has the highest rate of child marriage globally: 29 percent of girls under age 15 are married, while 65 percent are married by age 18 and a half. One of the many complex reasons a girl is married in childhood is financial:   • Her family may need money for food or other necessities.   • Early marriage could remove the financial burden of a daughter – for example, the cost of school.   • The practice of a dowry is deeply ingrained in cultural beliefs.   So when 52 girls formed a village savings group for girls, they took on more than just culture and tradition… they were taking their futures into their own hands.   [Group of young girls sitting around a metal box](   Three years ago, they started with just 20 girls. They saw their mothers and other women gaining confidence and financial independence from a CARE Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) group. They followed the VSLA model, and today, their membership has more than doubled. Here’s what else…   In just three years, this all-girls savings group has raised 100,000 Bangladesh Taka (local currency) – the equivalent of almost $1,000. Here’s how they used the money:   • Some girls used it to buy poultry animals for their families.   • Some girls bought boats and established themselves as entrepreneurs.   • Others have used the money to complete their secondary studies.   Girls of Harinagar village are now more confident than ever before. As income earners and financial contributors to their families, they have a voice, and a means to delay marriage. They are determining their own futures.   New Year’s offer expiring soon 3X the impact   Your first gift is TRIPLE matched to empower girls to achieve the future they see for themselves.   [MATCH MY GIFT 3X](   [Or start a monthly gift.](   CARE’s New Year’s Match has a special fund, which will allow one-time gifts made by January 31, 2023, to be matched and for new monthly gifts to be matched for the first three months – up to a total of $100,000. If your one-time gift or first initial monthly gift is received after January 31, 2023, or after we’ve reached our total match fund, it will not be matched but will still support our lifesaving programs.  [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter](   Text CARE to 227387 to receive SMS updates about your impact around the world. Give to [CARE.org]( 151 Ellis Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30303-2420 CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice. We are known everywhere for our unshakeable commitment to the dignity of all people. [Get fewer emails from CARE or unsubscribe]( © 2023 CARE All Rights Reserved