Nearly 1 in 4 girls across Latin America are married off before the age of 18 [1]. Due to a lack of data in many countries, however, the scope of child marriage is not fully known. Current estimates vary widely between and within countries and among rural and indigenous groups. The highest prevalence rates can be observed in the Dominican Republic (37%), Brazil (36%), Mexico (23%) and in Central American countries, such as Nicaragua (41%), Honduras (34%) and Guatemala (30%)