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Education for girls, women’s political participation, domestic violence, and global poverty are just some of the many causes the ‘Hermione Granger’ actor grew up to highlight and fight for.

Though financially set for life while still a teenager, Emma Watson went on to study at Brown University to expand her mind. Since completing her studies, the working actress and activist has gone on to champion many causes dear to her heart. Today we highlight just some of the charitable work Watson is involved with around the world.

Emma Watson In Malawi [october 10, 2016]

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In 2014 Emma Watson was appointed UN women goodwill ambassador, after which she pushed to launch the UN women campaign HeForShe, which calls for gender equality, because what we share is more powerful than what divides us.

“Men,   I would like to take this opportunity to extend your full limitation-gender equality is your issue too. Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive about men women feel free to be strong.”

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Watson has been to Bangladesh and Zambia to promote education for girls, and went to Uruguay to highlight the need for women’s political participation. 

She was an ambassador for CAMFED, an organisation that invests in girls and women in the poorest rural  areas in Africa. Learn, succeed, and lead change. Camfed is an international non-profit organisation tackling poverty and inequality by supporting marginalised girls to go to school and succeed, and empowering young women to step up as leaders of change.

Emma brought executive director MarAI Larasi to the Golden Globes to highlight the work of IMKAAN, an organisation that fights to end violence against black and minority ethnic women and girls. The organisation holds nearly two decades of experience of working around issues such as domestic violence, forced marriage and ‘honour-based’ violence. They work at local, national and international level, and in partnership with a range of organisations, to improve policy and practice responses to Black and ‘Minority Ethnic’ (BME) women and girls.

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To another award show, Watson wore a dress made entirely out of recycled plastic bottles to draw attention to waste and Ecofashion.

“I am willing to listen to what others have to say. I am willing to go forward even when I feel alone. I am willing to be my biggest bestest most powerful self. These statements scared the absolute sh*t out of me, but I know they’re the crux of it. At the end of the day when all is said and done, I know that these are the ways that I want to have lived my life.“ — Emma Watson

Watson has been to Zambia to promote education for girls Watson was an ambassador for CAMFED, an organisation that invests in girls and women in the poorest rural areas in Africa. Camfed is an international non-profit, tackling poverty and inequality by supporting marginalised girls to go to school and succeed, and empowering young women to step up as leaders of change. Source: Facebook/EmmaWatson

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Watson endorses first self defence studio for women in the Middle East Watson stated via Facebook: “Ready for anything after SheFighter training with the amazing Lina Khalifeh, She opened the first self defence studio for women in the Middle East, ” (based in Jordan) Source: Facebook/EmmaWatson

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Emma Watson visits Mtakataka Secondary School in the District of Dedza where she hears from Stella Kalilombe and Cecilia Banda whose marriages were annulledand they returned to school. Photo: UN Women/Karin Schermbrucker

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New York/Lilongwe—On the eve of International Day of the Girl Child, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson today visited Malawi to shine a global spotlight on the need to end child marriage. She met with traditional chiefs and girls who have returned to school after having marriages annulled.

In 2015, Malawi passed the Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations Act, raising the minimum age of marriage to 18. UN Women, together with partners, played an integral role in advocating the new law and works with traditional chiefs to change local practices.

President of Malawi, Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, a HeForShe Impact Champion, has set the ambitious goal to fully implement the new marriage law within five years and appointed a special task force to that end which directly reports to him.

Un Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson

“Spending the day in the beautiful country of Malawihas been a movingand inspiring experiencefor me. Meeting withyounggirls, who like many in their country, are struggling with poverty and were pressured intoearlymarriage, depriving them of their education in the process, made me realize just how important it is for women to be able to make their own choices. It’ssoencouraging to see how such a harmful practice can be stopped when communities work together to pass laws, and then turn those laws into reality, ” said Emma Watson. “I applaud and thank our HeForShe Impact Champion PresidentMutharika for making this issue a priority in his Government, as well as all the traditional leaders—especially ChiefKachindamoto (so formidable, she has been nicknamed “The Terminator”!). She has implemented the annulment of so many child marriages and restored the futures of these girls. With the help and collaboration of her local chiefs, mothers’ groups and religious leaders, she has managed to annul almost 1500 child marriages, sending the girls back to school. President Mutharika has committed to make child marriage a thing of the past in Malawi within the next five years. Because of bold and brave leadership like this things may start to change. It was amazing to be on the ground with UN Women to witness their work!”

Emma Watson and Senior Chief Inkosi Kachindamoto are welcomed by the girls at Mtakataka Secondary School in the District of Dedza where she hears from girls whosechild marriages have been annulled and they returned to school. Photo: UN Women/Karin Schermbrucker

Globally, one-third of girls in developing countries, excluding China, are married before the age of 18, denying them their childhood and their right to go to school. They are also exposed to other vulnerabilities such as physical and sexual abuse and early pregnancy, making them mothers before they are physically or emotionally ready. Malawi has one of the world’s highest rates of child marriage. Half of girls are married before the age of 18, many because their families are too poor to support them. Teen pregnancies contribute to 20-30 per cent of maternal deaths in the country, and the low share of girls, only about 45 per cent, remaining in school past the 8

Emma Watson — Visiting Malawi, Africa With Un Women (10/10/16)

“Progress is not possible without investing in women and girls. They are our future and constitute half of any society’s promise and resources, ” stated UN Women Country Representative Clara Anyangwe. “The Sustainable Development Goals won’t be achieved without the contribution of women and girls. We want a Planet 50-50 by 2030 and we need to step it up for gender equality. This is why UN Women in Malawi has made ending child marriage a top priority for change.”

Around the world, UN Women advocates for the adoption and implementation of laws and policies that prohibit and prevent child marriage. It also empowers girls to know their rights, and rallies communities to take a stand against the practice.

Emma Watson’s visit provided her with a first-hand experience of the work that traditional leaders are doing in communities to end child marriage and bring girls back to school. The new law in Malawi took 12 years to pass, but now codifies practice. Customary marriages are regulated by traditional leaders. This is why UN Women has engaged with local chiefs.

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In the district of Dedza Watson met with Senior Chief Kachindamoto, a prominent champion in the fight to stop child marriage. The Chief has annulled nearly 1, 500 such marriages among her constituents, and suspended village heads who have consented to the practice. Together with other traditional leaders, she has also developed a model bylaw that