Here Are 8 Reasons Why The International Day Of The Girl Child Is Important
- Ayo AL
- October 11, 2017
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With the slogan “She Can Do Anything,” International Girls Day is a day to celebrate girls – all kinds of girls with all kinds of interests and abilities. It’s an opportunity to build confidence in girls and help them realize their potential.
Since 2012, the 11th of October has been marked as the International Day of the Girl.
This year’s theme is “The Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030.”
Here are 7 reasons the International Day Of the Girl Child is important.
1.) The day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls’ empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights.
2.) There are 1.1 billion girls in the world, and every one of them deserves equal opportunities for a better future. They are a source of energy, power and creativity.
3.) Yet, most girls face disadvantage and discrimination on a daily basis, and those living through crises are suffering even more.
4.) Every 10 minutes, somewhere in the world, an adolescent girl dies as a result of violence. In humanitarian emergencies, gender-based violence often increases, subjecting girls to sexual and physical violence, child marriage, exploitation and trafficking.
5.) Adolescent girls in conflict zones are 90 per cent more likely to be out of school when compared to girls in conflict-free countries, compromising their future prospects for work and financial independence as adults.
6.) To end violence against women and girls, to recognize indigenous rights, and to build peaceful and cohesive communities.
7.) By tackling issues girls face, especially in conflict & disaster, we can help every girl achieve her dreams.
8.) Investing in adolescent girls can have a formidable ripple effect to create a better world by 2030. On this International Day of the Girl, join us in highlighting the unique challenges and potential of adolescent girls.
Who is today’s girl? She’s tomorrow’s great leader. She is president of her senior class and future president of her Nation. She’s the up-and-coming CEO of a Fortune 500 company and the brains behind the next breakthrough in the medical sector.
She is a successful entrepreneur and employer of labour. She is a future gold medal Olympic athlete, an inventor, an entrepreneur, a philosopher. She impacts her community – today and into the future.
Across the world, empowered girls are raising their voices to fight for their rights and protection in all contexts.
