Her future was sold for just $146

But Eyerus took back her future.   Trouble viewing this email? [View it online.]( CARE stands with all girls and their right to their own future. [Will you?](   [CARE](   [Before you're done reading this, 23 girls under age 18 will be forced to marry](   Girls like Eyerus.  [Her future was sold off for $146. Help end child marriage](   “I heard a rumor that my father accepted a proposal for my marriage,” remembers Eyerus, 14. “I was very depressed and angry when I heard about it. Why do I have to marry? I didn’t want to stop going to school.”   Every year, at least 12 million girls like Eyerus are married before they turn 18 –  that’s 23 girls every minute.    Families like hers are desperately trying to survive hunger and climate crises that have destroyed their livelihoods. Child marriage can be seen as a chance to have one less mouth to feed. But a girl’s future shouldn’t be sacrificed.     [A Girl's Future is priceless](   [GIVE NOW »](     Regardless of the reasons, child, early, and forced marriages are acts of violence against girls and their futures. [Your gift fights for girls’ futures by helping families overcome hunger and crisis without having to make harmful choices.]( [And you’ll support CARE programs like the one Eyerus joined that saved her future.]( and other girls in her community have learned about their rights and how to advocate for themselves. When she learned she was going to be married off at age 14, Eyerus confronted her father who then canceled the proposal with a new outlook on early marriage: “I now even tell my neighbors that it is important that girls continue their education,” he says. Change is possible, and it’s happening with girls like Eyerus as they take back the power of choice in their own futures.   Help end child marriage.   Give more girls power over their own futures.   [GIVE NOW »](   October 11 is International Day of the Girl. CARE stands with all girls and their right to their own future.   [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Youtube]( [X](   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