Despite child marriage being illegal in India for girls under 18, the practice remains common. According to UNICEF, India has 223 million child brides, one-third of the global total. Estimates suggest at least 1.
5 million underage girls marry in India each year. New Delhi: In a groundbreaking collaboration, She Leads Impact Fund has joined hands with the Kicking Balls team to address the history of Child Marriages in India. In Sikhya Entertainment and Viniyard Film’s latest documentary Kicking Balls, renowned producers, Ashvini Yardi, Guneet Monga Kapoor, and Achin Jain bring this age-old issue to the forefront.
The heart-tugging film explores 3 Villages in Rajasthan where an NGO is tackling Child Marriage, through football. Kicking Balls amplifies the voices of these courageous girls and explores their sisterhood and journey in gaining independence and agency. A special screening of Kicking Balls was recently hosted in the capital region, attracting impact investors and drawing attention to the urgent need for strengthened national and state-level policies to eliminate child marriage by 2030.
This partnership between She Leads Impact Fund, Vineyard Films, and Sikhya Entertainment is dedicated to ending child marriage and supporting married girls in rural households. This partnership aims to harness the power of storytelling, grant funding, corporate partnerships, and technology to drive social change and empower young girls trapped in the cycle of early marriage. To supp.
