{"id":4043,"date":"2014-10-30T16:48:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T11:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/?p=4043"},"modified":"2026-08-14T11:51:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T06:21:52","slug":"child-marriage-india-project-supported-by-development-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/child-marriage-india-project-supported-by-development-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Marriage Prohibition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4043\" class=\"elementor elementor-4043\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce97b72 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce97b72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-201fa95\" data-id=\"201fa95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be7038a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be7038a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Child Marriage Prohibition<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0886365 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0886365\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-23d1586 supportBy\" data-id=\"23d1586\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92c24b2 supportSt elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92c24b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support received from :  Development Focus<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-815cf72 supportSt elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"815cf72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">October - 2014<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a37b7d postDtlOTelOuter elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a37b7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b8116a\" data-id=\"1b8116a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-939c046 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"939c046\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4225d9d\" data-id=\"4225d9d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-39c7651 hide elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39c7651\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b6b0f0 supportBy\" data-id=\"6b6b0f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce07d73 supportSt elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce07d73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support received from : <span>SC &amp; ST Department<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef5aab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef5aab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Child Marriage Prohibition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a068d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77a068d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Child Marriage-India Project supported by Development Focus<\/strong><\/p><p>WOSCA started a project to stop child marriage by teaching school children about healthy relationships, reproductive health, and the dangers of early marriage.<\/p><p>In 20 villages of Keonjhar, the project trained 120 local youth leaders (called Yuba Mitra) and formed 40 youth groups to spread awareness and change people&#8217;s thinking. These young leaders talked to families and communities about why children should not marry early.<\/p><p>The project reached 600 women in savings groups, 120 village leaders, and 55 teachers with messages about protecting children. Videos and pamphlets were shown in villages to educate more people.<\/p><p>Because of these efforts, six child marriages were prevented through counselling by local youth leaders, proving that the project is successfully protecting children and their futures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea2e6f7\" data-id=\"ea2e6f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88deaa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88deaa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"381\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Child-Marriage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6339\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Child-Marriage.jpg 381w, https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Child-Marriage-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f3d06d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f3d06d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd22a20\" data-id=\"fd22a20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9d4d4d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9d4d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related Past Projects<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed67a3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed67a3f\" 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href=\"https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/childline-1098-project\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-06-at-5.17.59-PM.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6166\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-06-at-5.17.59-PM.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-06-at-5.17.59-PM-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-06-at-5.17.59-PM-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-06-at-5.17.59-PM-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-06-at-5.17.59-PM-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 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srcset=\"https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-06-at-5.50.49-PM.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-06-at-5.50.49-PM-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-06-at-5.50.49-PM-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-06-at-5.50.49-PM-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/biju-yuva-vahini-byv-project\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBiju Yuva Vahini (BYV) Project\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6137 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-child-rights-women-youth-empowerment category-past-projects\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/inter-personal-behavior-communication-ipc-project\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ipc.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6138\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ipc.jpg 900w, https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ipc-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosca.org\/woscanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ipc-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a 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