An estimated 22 million people were living in forced marriage on any given day in 2021.
The situation is frequently exacerbated by conflict, abject poverty and humanitarian disaster, when desperation leads families to use early and/or forced marriage as a survival mechanism. The issue is severely under-reported and under-funded.
The Freedom Fund’s partners work to strengthen prevention mechanisms and promote community-led rejection of forced and early marriage; support people to leave situations of exploitation, recover and reintegrate; and influence policy and practices relevant to forced marriage.
Our impact
We are a catalyst in the global effort to end modern slavery. We measure what works, we learn from our results, and we share our knowledge.
