Women and Girls

Meet the runaway bride helping to stop child marriage

By Kate Adelung and Debbie Michaud • January 9, 2019

At 12 years old, Mikre was married to a man more than twice her age. Her mother, Mare Nega, made the arrangement in secret, using the christening of her newborn as cover for her young daughter’s wedding.

Maids in Ecuador Face Exploitation and Lack of Workplace Protections

By Shawn Reeves • March 8, 2018

Neurali, a domestic worker, says it was a small sticker that saved her life, even though she hardly noticed it at first.

Years as a Domestic Worker Leave a Trail of Sexual Abuses

By CARE Staff • March 8, 2018

Fernanda, a domestic worker from Ecuador, thought suicide might be the only way she would ever escape. Then she made a discovery that changed her life.

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Women and Girls

Women and Girls

Meet the runaway bride helping to stop child marriage

Women and Girls

Maids in Ecuador Face Exploitation and Lack of Workplace Protections

Women and Girls

Years as a Domestic Worker Leave a Trail of Sexual Abuses

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