# @unitednations on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CgW4CelNuUG
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20186086-unitednations-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/1c2eb0e259.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-07-23T14:03:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** United Nations (@unitednations) — https://gondola.cc/unitednations

## Caption

Forced into marriage at an early age, Fadimata is now advocating for a brighter future for her daughters and all girls in #Mauritania.

“I always liked the idea of education, but I never had a chance to attend school. I want my daughters to avoid what I went through as a child. I’ll make sacrifices so that they can go to school. I learned that lesson myself.”

Globally, 1 in 5 girls is married or in a union before reaching the age of 18. 

Our colleagues from UNICEF work with partners around the world to keep girls in school, #EndChildMarriage and give children a brighter future. 

Regram: unicef | 📸: UNICEF/UN0648373/Van Houtryve

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## Tags

endchildmarriage, mauritania

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