Global Action for Children advocates on behalf of orphans and other vulnerable children around the world. Through the efforts of concerned citizens like you, the U.S. Congress has made considerable progress over the past two years in creating policies to help these children, but more remains to be done. Below are some of the issues affecting children around the world that you can raise with your elected officials, local media, and others in your community.

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Help End Child Marriage.

Throughout the developing world, millions of girls are married off to virtual strangers while they are still just children. Some are as young as six or seven years old when they are married. The girls themselves rarely have any say in the matter. Many do not even know or fully understand what is planned for them until they arrive at their husband’s home.

Learn more about the tragedy of child marriage.

Contact your member of the House of Representatives on this issue.

Share GAC’s "Platform for the World’s Children" with the Presidential candidates.

Global Action for Children has issued a series of policy guidelines designed to assist the next U.S. President in taking action to meet basic needs and fight poverty in developing countries. Titled "Platform for the World’s Children," the document outlines concrete goals and actions policymakers can take to bring lasting change and improvements to the lives of the millions of children around the world living in grinding poverty.

Learn more about the platform.

Contact the 2008 Presidential candidate you support about this issue.

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