“Our Girls Are Not For Sale” campaign has targeted -in partnership with Life Foundation for Development and Community Integration and Start Initiative for Training and Rehabilitation- one of the villages of Port Said Governorate (Um Khalaf) which is considered one of the villages with thespread of marriages under the legal age
The campaign has received the admiration of the audience and their interaction during the speeches that were provided by the campaign’s team represented in
Mr. Mustafa Shaaban (Director of UmKhalaf’s Cultural Palace
Mr. Mohamed El Said Hegazy (Director of Port Fouad Association for the Care of Families and Children
Mr. Ahmed Abdul Majeed (Chairman of Al Sharkia’sYouth Association for Development
Mr. Mohamed FaridSadiq (Lawyer of Defamation
Mr. Waleed Al Damaty (Psychologist of Life Foundation
They began by talking about the campaign and its objectives as well as the fact that it spread then followed with a discussion with parents which addressed the most important health problems resulting from the marriage of minors and psychological, social and legal problems resulting from the marriage of minors and the consequences of that
The village of Um Khalaf is the first village targeted by “Our Girls Are Not For Sale” campaignwhich raises awareness of the dangers of underage tourism marriage in Port Said
The campaign is pilot and is funded through a partnership with IEMed and the European Union