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Portrait of Josephine Kulea, Samburu Girls Foundation Founder and Executive Director in Kenya.

“[Our work] is very difficult, because there is no political will or support,” said Kulea, in an interview with the Girl Generation. Kulea's organization, the Samburu Girls Foundation, operates a safe house for girls escaping child marriage, female genital mutilation and domestic abuse.

Though she has the strength of the law behind her work, she finds that the very traditional community is resistant to any change in these practices.

In an effort to educate communities about the widespread dangers associated with child marriage and encourage them to halt the practice, the African Union launched its Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa in 2014. Since then, the effort has attracted a burgeoning roster of child advocates, from government officials and religious authorities to traditional leaders and former child brides—all bent on serving as champions of change in Africa.

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Portrait of Josephine Kulea, Samburu Girls Foundation Founder and Executive Director in Kenya. <br /> <br /> “[Our work] is very difficult, because there is no political will or support,” said Kulea, in an interview with the Girl Generation. Kulea's organization, the Samburu Girls Foundation, operates a safe house for girls escaping child marriage, female genital mutilation and domestic abuse.<br /> <br /> Though she has the strength of the law behind her work, she finds that the very traditional community is resistant to any change in these practices.<br /> <br /> In an effort to educate communities about the widespread dangers associated with child marriage and encourage them to halt the practice, the African Union launched its Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa in 2014. Since then, the effort has attracted a burgeoning roster of child advocates, from government officials and religious authorities to traditional leaders and former child brides—all bent on serving as champions of change in Africa.