The year's first quarter is almost gone, yet it feels like the year just started. In 2024 RIATT-ESA newsletters will highlight emerging issues in the region, share partners' resources or promising practices, and create spaces for children and youth voices to be heard.
Currently, RIATT-ESA programming represents two distinct groups which are children and adolescents. This year's series of newsletters aims to feature promising interventions and programs that address the specific needs of these key demographics throughout their cycle.
Coming out in April, the next issue will focus on programs on pediatric AIDS, TB, adolescents, adherence, and access to services. Partners are invited to submit their program, related resources or research to be featured in the next newsletter through any of the RIATT-ESA communication channels.

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About the Award

In East and Southern Africa, 35% of women are married before age 18. Globally, over 650 million women alive today were married as children. Child marriage is rooted in gender inequality and is exacerbated by poverty, insecurity and conflict.

Launched in 2018, RIATT-ESA in partnership with the the African Union and with support from Media Monitoring Africa, launched an award for journalists reporting on Child Marriage. The award was developed in support the African Union Campaign to End Child Marriage Campaign, in an effort to enhance the promotion and protection of the rights of girls and women in Africa. The primary objective of the Award is to promote reporting of child marriage issues; hence raising public awareness, understanding and galvanizing action against child marriage.

The first awards were handed out in 2019 during the during the 3rd STC & SDLE of the African Union.