What We Do
FAR TOO YOUNg
I was far too young to be a bride,
Can’t you see, can’t you see,
I am still a child?
You sent me away to be a wife
To a man unknown to spend my life.
It was time for learning and for play,
Time to do the things, my way.
So much more, I had to grow,
Why did you have to let me go?
Mother, father, what despair
Turned me from your loving care,
Worked and threatened, torn apart,
Pain and sorrow broke my heart.
I was far too young to bear a child
So crushed, so weak, I nearly died.
I sing this song for all to hear,
I ask for help from far and near,
Please keep us children safe,
Please stop this curse,
Before this gets much too worse.
Our Multi-Pronged Approach
Helping reduce and eventually eradicate child marriage and save the child brides from harm
Education
Ensuring educational facilities to every girl. Providing scholarships to stay in schools.
Justice
Assisting local authorities to implement the law and reiterate it within communities.
Engage
Engaging with and supporting community based organizations in their work to bring about changes.
Mobilize
Involving men and mobilizing communities and families to change their perception and keep children safe and women free from violence and abuse.
Awareness
Increasing awareness and advocacy programs at local, national and international levels.
Empowerment
Empowering girls and women and enabling them to make their own choices.
Counselling
Counselling child brides and helping to break the vicious cycle.
Poverty Reduction
Providing vocational skills and job opportunities to increase means of earning.
Our Presence
Story-telling for Advocacy
HONORING FATHER MORAN
Father Marshall D. Moran, a pioneering American Jesuit priest, revolutionized education in Nepal. In 1951, he founded St. Xavier’s School in Godavari, Kathmandu, providing accessible and quality education to children from all socioeconomic backgrounds, with a particular focus on those from impoverished families. A renowned Ham Radio Operator with the call sign 9N1MM, Father Moran connected with a global community, leveraging his network to support numerous relief efforts in Nepal and beyond. His unwavering commitment to empowering young minds led to the establishment of several schools across Nepal, offering educational opportunities to countless children who would otherwise have been denied the fundamental right to education. In honor of his enduring legacy and to galvanize global action against child abuse and exploitation, Far Too Young, Inc. is spearheading ‘Far Too Young,’ a poignant film project which is dedicated to Reverend Fr. Moran. This collaborative effort, in partnership with the Media Alert & Relief Foundation, which established the Fr. Moran Education Fund, aims to illuminate the critical issues of child abuse and the importance of quality education. The Fund actively supports countless children through scholarships and provides vital grants to educational institutions throughout Nepal, fostering a brighter future for generations to come.
FAR TOO YOUNG - THE FILM
‘In every classroom, in every community, in every country of the world’
Following years of research and screenplay development based on actual case studies, a educational feature film centered on the fundamental right to education and the urgent fight against all forms of Gender-Based Violence, with a particular focus on the devastating impact of child marriage, is poised to enter full production in the near future. Upon completion, this impactful film will be widely disseminated across diverse global audiences through a multi-lingual distribution strategy, aiming to raise awareness and inspire action towards a more equitable and just society.
THE TARA CAMPAIGN
Educate. Inform. Inspire.
The Tara Campaign uses illustrations and comic for awareness and advocacy. It tells the story of Tara, a child bride and a young mother who now fights against all forms of Gender Based Violence including child, underage and forced marriages.
Our Target for 2025 | 2026
Reach people through awareness and advocacy against child marriage in communities and countries.
Provide vocational skills to young brides.
Form new partnerships and local bodies.
Provide additional scholarships to keep girl children in school.
Provide additional counselling to young brides.
Partnership and programs in new schools.