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Memory Banda is a Malawian child rights activist who has drawn the international community’s attention to her work against early and forced marriages. Her advocacy has helped change the attitudes of traditional leaders and even the law of her country: her campaign has helped raise the minimum legal age for marriage from 15 to 18 years.

Through her tireless work in defending girls’ rights, Memory Banda plays a key role in solving problems that affect the well-being of girls in Malawi. In 2018, Memory Banda founded the “Foundation 4 Girls Leadership”. F4GL provides training to girls and promotes their access to education. The foundation also works to strengthen girls’ rights and access to sexual and reproductive health services, as well as to end early marriage.