Dream Girls: Father – Daughter Early Child Marriage Prevention Project, South Sudan

52% of girls in South Sudan are married before age 18; 17% marry before they turn 15 (UN). Child brides have double the pregnancy death rate of their peers. Pregnancy leads in cause of death for girls ages 15-19 in LMICs. Child brides are at high risk for fistulas vaginal and anal ruptures, and their babies are sicker and weaker. Child brides have a higher risk for STDs and chronic anemia, lack access to contraceptives, have a higher risk of domestic violence, sexual abuse, and murder.