This research was done by NGO Atina in 2017 with a support of United nations population fund.

Child marriages represent a problematic practice within which a child forcibly enters into a marriage union with another child or with an adult. This phenomenon is characteristic of various communities in many countries, but, as a rule, primarily affects girls. Although in Serbia this practice is present to a lesser extent, compared to some other areas, and although it is prohibited and punishable, unfortunately, there are still thousands of children who, on an annual basis, enter into child marriages. In Serbia, this problem is particularly pronounced among the Roma community.

<p>An inter-agency project was established in 2012 to develop a joint monitoring and evaluation (M&amp;E) toolkit for organisations working with reintegrated children. As part of the wider project, consultations with 89 reintegrated children and young people were held in June and July 2013 by nine Partner Organisations in seven countries in Eastern Europe and East and West Africa.</p>

<p>In June 2013 consultations with 89 reintegrated children and young people were organised in seven countries.<br />
The consultations were part of a larger project to develop a monitoring and evaluation guide for organisations working with reintegrated children – so that they could improve their work with reintegrated children and young people.</p>