[Assam] DC News: Help Us Stop Child Marriage

Mon Jul 31 20:01:48 EDT 2006

Is that a problem only in Rajasthan in India?

  Umesh

Save the Children <twebster at savechildren.org> wrote:
  Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:04:59 GMT
From: "Save the Children" <twebster at savechildren.org>
To: "Umesh Sharma" <jaipurschool at yahoo.com>
Subject: Network News - Help Us Stop Child Marriage

    BODY, P, TD, TD P, TD UL, TD BLOCKQUOTE, BLOCKQUOTE {      color: black;      font-family: Verdana, "Trebuchet MS" , sans-serif;      font-size: 10pt  }  A:link { color: #003366 }  A:visited { color: #003366 }  A:active { color: #0000FF }    .bodybold {  font-weight: bold} /* this is for making body text bold */  .bodybold10px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 10px} /* this is for making body text bold at 10px */  .bodybold11px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px} /* this is for making body text bold at 11px */  .bodybold12px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px} /* this is for making body text bold at 12px */  .bodybold13px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px}  .bodybold14px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px}  .bodybold15px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px}  .body8px {  font-size: 8px} /* this is for making body text smaller */  .body9px {  font-size: 9px} /* this is for making body text smaller */  .body10px {  font-size: 10px} /* this is for making body
 text smaller */  .body11px {  font-size: 11px} /* this is for making body text smaller *  .body12px {  font-size: 12px} /* this is for making body text smaller */  .body14px {  font-size: 14px} /* this is for making body text smaller */  .body16px {  font-size: 16px} /* this is for making body text smaller */  .body18px {  font-size: 18px} /* this is for making body text smaller */  .bodyunderline {  text-decoration: underline}  .bodyitalic {  font-style: italic}  .none {list-style-type: none}  .titleitalic {  font-weight: bold; font-style: italic}  .titlebold {  font-weight: bold} /* this is for making title text bold */  .titlebold10px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 10px}  .titlebold11px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px}  .titlebold12px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px}  .titlebold13px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px}  .titlebold14px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px}  .titlebold15px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px}  .titlebold16px { 
 font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px}  .titlebold17px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 17px}  .titlebold18px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px}  .titlebold19px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px}  .titlebold20px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px}  .titlebold21px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 21px}  .titlebold22px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 22px}  .titlebold23px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 23px}  .titlebold24px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 24px}  .titlebold25px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 25px}  .titlebold26px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 26px}  .titlebold27px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 27px}  .titlebold28px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 28px}  .titlebold29px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 29px}  .titlebold30px {  font-weight: bold; font-size: 30px}  .flashtitle { font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 18px} /* Used for Advocacy Campaign titles */  .monospace { font-family: Courier, monospace;}/*
 monospace fonts for input forms */  .roll   { text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; color: black }/* rolling links */  a.roll:hover { text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; color: D10000 }                                                                                   Ask Congress to Help Stop Child Marriage
Today more than 51 million girls under 17 in developing countries are married – often to much older men.  If this practice goes unchecked, 25,000 young girls will be married every day for the next 10 years – that’s 100 million girls in the next decade who have little control over their lives or their futures. These girls deserve better. Ask Congress to join us in supporting the International Child Marriage Prevention and Assistance Act.

                          Save the Children Responds to Middle East Crisis
Save the Children is moving quickly to respond to the immediate and urgent needs of children and families in the Middle East who have been displaced and affected by  violence in the region. With decades of experience operating in the Middle East, we’re working in partnership with international agencies and local organizations to identify and meet the needs of children.  Learn more about our ongoing response in Lebanon and around the Middle East.

                          Congress Funds Rural Literacy Programs for Children 
Recognizing Save the Children's work helping America's children in need, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have included $1.75 million for reading programs in rural communities.  Save the Children works in isolated rural areas of persistent poverty where families face widespread illiteracy, sub-standard housing, under-funded school systems, and high unemployment and school drop-out rates. Learn more about Congress' support for these programs. 

                          Knitters and Crocheters for Newborns
After Save the Children’s State of the World’s Mothers 2006 report highlighted low-cost practices that could save newborn lives — like warming their heads with a simple cap — Save the Children received calls and e-mails from Americans around the country wanting to organize their friends and family to knit and crochet caps for newborns in developing countries.  As a result of their enthusiasm, Save the Children has partnered with the Warm Up America! Foundation to launch a new advocacy effort, Caps to the Capital.  Click here and get hooked in.

We Want to Hear From You!
Question? Comments? Want to tell us about actions you've taken? E-mail us at SCAN at dc.savechildren.org    Please Register 
If you've received a forwarded copy of this e-newsletter and would like to receive future issues, please register by clicking here.    Tell a Friend 
Tell a Friend About the Save the Children Action Network    Legal Disclosure | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | 1-800-SAVETHECHILDREN

© 2006 Save the Children, 54 Wilton Road, Westport, CT 06880 

---------------------------------
          Visit the web address below to tell your friends about the Save the Children Action Network. 
 Tell-a-friend!
          If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for Save the Children. 
          This message was sent to jaipurschool at yahoo.com. Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop receiving Advocacy eNewsletter and Action Alerts, click to unsubscribe. To stop ALL email from Save the Children, click here. 

Umesh Sharma
5121 Lackawanna ST
College Park, MD 20740

 1-202-215-4328 [Cell Phone]

Ed.M. - International Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University,
Class of 2005

weblog: http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/

---------------------------------
 Inbox full of spam? Get leading spam protection and 1GB storage with All New Yahoo! Mail.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: /pipermail/assam_assamnet.org/attachments/20060801/6983b025/attachment.htm 