Kafa campaign on banning marriage of the girl child

On the International Day of the Girl Child on October 11 of each year, the Information Department at the NDU in Zouk Mosbeh north of Beirut organized a seminar on the occasion spotlighting a campaign by Kafa to ban marriage of minors. The lecturer at the University, Dr. Rita Sayah, lauded the efficacy of efforts by the organization and the encouraging results achieved so far. Every Lebanese girl and woman now has an anchor to resort to when needed, thanks to Kafa, Sayah maintained. Similarly, the public relations coordinator at Kafa, Maya Ammar, drew attention to the smart media and promotional campaign by the organization and its inspiring outcomes. Today, Kafa, enough violence and exploitation organization, is working on a serious legislation that bans the marriage of underage girls, Ammar stated. (Al Mustaqbal, October 24, 2017)

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