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This year`s theme for the International Day of the Girl is “My voice, our equal future” and we must say that we stand in awe of it. Looking back through history, we understand that with the declaration of the UN Decade for women in 1975, the wave of activities to ensure that woman had a fair and equitable place in society have skyrocketed. This milestone was proceeded by many women movements and the rise of various feminist groups grounded on the same foundation, the belief that women deserved better than they were getting. It should not be surprising to know or learn (for those who did not know), that the United Nations declared 11th October of every year the International Day of the Girl, with the first celebration of its kind taking place on 11th October 2012.

Anyone that was born in Africa before the 21st Century, clearly understands what it means for women to be not only restricted but also treated as second class citizens in society. Though we are currently living in a new era of empowerment, it is still common to find girls being denied the right to education because  their rightful place in society is in marriage and they should learn how to keep and maintain a home rather than waste school fees on education.  It is still common to find a woman who is denied a job because her sex makes her incapable of achieving as much as her male counterparts would. It is still ‘okay’ for a woman to keep her opinion to herself because it does not matter to anyone. Within the developing world, the issue of gender inequality has been identified to have adverse global effects and it is for that reason that SDG 5 stands for  Gender Equality,  because development without women is unattainable. In Uganda alone, 51% of the population is made up of women and the statistics in other countries relatively follow suit. Within Uganda`s agricultural sector, 2015 World Bank publication noted that women play a vital role in the sector and contribute more than average share of the crop labour in the region. So anyone would think that with that put into consideration, women would be granted equity in all affairs of the country and world.

“ My voice, our equal future ” It is such a beautiful and selfless theme. Women empowerment and advocacy for the girl child should never be a threat to men in society. If anything, it should be identified as an opportunity for collective development, collective contribution to financial advancement at all levels of the community and an opportunity for mutual agreement on a learned and informed basis. The restriction of the voice of the girl child begins with denying her the right to education, and it progresses on to denying her the freedom of speech and expression.

It is very disturbing to find an educated man calling women rights activist lazy. But it happens, when some individuals in society fail to embrace women empowerment and judge any woman who dares to disagree with them or question their authority, undisciplined, lazy and disrespectful.

The girl child should be taught how to use her voice and the boy child should be taught how to embrace empowered girls as equals and comrades rather than competitors and opposition. The future is too big for one gender to live in it alone, we must all be there. Likewise, we must all contribute to it. We must all cherish and nurture it because the future is our home tomorrow.

The future will never be beautiful if the girl child is not given room to fit into its standards and sometimes, that room means respecting her voice and her choice. The future will never be beautiful if the girls who would be mothers then are getting pregnant today. The futures will never be beautiful if the wives of tomorrow are being married off today. The future will never be beautiful enough if the counselors and team players that would support and back up visionary men tomorrow are made to believe that their opinion does not matter today. The future will never be beautiful if the visions and ideas that would solve certain global problems are killed and silenced today. The future is ours to nurture and to keep together for better.

“My voice, our equal future” Many times a girl`s voice has been misunderstood and her ‘no’ has been understood as a ‘yes’ and her ‘yes’ at times regarded as a ‘no.’ This creates a communication gap and where there is a loophole in communication, it is close to impossible to get anything done. You don’t believe? What if I tell you of the story of a nation that rose and  agreed  (communication) to build a high and strong tower, a tower high enough to reach heaven? This nation angered God and He confused their language so much that they could not understand themselves (loop in the communication) and they failed to build the tower. It is therefore important that as we rise to build the voice of the girl child, the society and community in which she lives is keen enough to listen to her and understand her. Otherwise, empowered girls, in a world of boys and men who are not empowered would also make development impossible, because instead of agreeing to resolve issues amicably, there would be argument and competition for power, dominion and authority.

All in all, we are all human beings and if we agree, then gender equality is attainable. So let`s get on the same page and agree that together we can. Let us agree that the girl child may not be as strong but is equally as important as the boy child. And finally, let us pledge to give an ear to her voice.

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My voice, our equal future

International Day of the Girl 2020

This week UNICEF announced the theme of this year’s International Day of the Girl (IDG): My Voice, Our Equal Future. A key moment for advocacy with and for girls, IDG 2020 presents an opportunity to reimagine a world shaped by the voice, vision and solutions of adolescent girls to drive progress towards a gender equal world.

As we commemorate 25 years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action – the global agenda for advancing the rights and empowerment of women and girls, everywhere - we are also invigorated by the launch of the multi-year, multi-partner campaign and movement for bold action on gender equality, Generation Equality. The needs and opportunities of adolescent girls and their solutions and actions are central to the movement.

In March, UNICEF launched A New Era for Girls: Taking stock of 25 years of progress , a joint report with Plan International and UN Women that reviews progress for girls, and lack of, over the last 25 years. Progress for adolescent girls specifically has not kept pace with the realities they face today, and COVID-19 has reinforced many of these gaps.

Let’s seize the opportunity to reimagine a better world inspired by adolescent girls – energized and recognized, counted and invested in. 

Theme: My voice, our equal future

International Day of the Girl (IDG) 2020- 11 October - is a key activation moment for all of us to raise up the diverse range of adolescent girls’ voices and actions for an equal future. Under the theme, My Voice, Our Equal Future , IDG 2020 will focus on reimagining a world shaped by adolescent girls’ voice, vision and solutions to:

• live free from gender-based violence, harmful practices, HIV/AIDS  
• learn new skills toward the futures they chose  
• lead as a generation of activists accelerating social change

Want to get involved? Here are just some of the ways you can join advocacy efforts this International Day of the Girl:

• Share stories of inspiring adolescent girls, groups of girls, girl-led organizations who are developing innovative solutions or leading efforts toward positive social change including gender equality in their communities and nations. Let’s collectively amplify their leadership, actions and impact to inspire others.
• Participate in a youth-led digital activation. Youth are developing a digital activism campaign on TikTok aiming to raise the diversity of girls’ voices and vision of a reimagined future. Stay tuned for information in September of how to get involved in the challenge and spread the activation among your networks.
• Use the IDG 2020 communications toolkit to be shared in September to advocate shared key messages, raise awareness and demand actions from stakeholders and decision-makers.
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"My voice, our equal future": The Spotlight Initiative amplifies the voices of young female activists in Niger

What do a NASA scientist, a disability rights activist, a social media campaigner, a women’s rights defender, a midwife, and two slam poets have in common - apart from their beaming smiles? They are all committed advocates working to end violence against women and girls in their country.

Niger has the highest child marriage prevalence rate in the world according to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), with 76 per cent of girls married before the age of 18 and 28 per cent married before they turn 15. In 2017, the government raised the mandatory school leaver’s age for girls to 16—a significant step in combatting child marriage—but there is still work to be done.

To celebrate the International Day of the Girl  Child , the UN-EU supported Spotlight Initiative partnered with these seven young advocates. The women not only speak out against gender-based violence—including harmful practices such as child marriage—but they show the world exactly what is possible when girls have equal opportunity to succeed.

Débora, 24, writer and midwifery student

“Our role as women is to have each other’s backs,” says Justancia Débora Dianga-Mbembo, a midwifery student and writer. “Violence can happen to any one of our friends or family.”  Débora knows, because it happened to her.

Two years ago, she experienced a pregnancy loss as the result of domestic violence. Today, she transforms her experiences into writing, and hopes to publish her work in an effort to help other young women and girls who may find themselves in a similar situation.  “I write a lot because I believe that as girls, we have to be actors of our destinies. By raising our voices, we ensure an equal future for all girls in our country,” she says. 

A passionate advocate for women’s rights, she is studying midwifery with the intention of specializing in gynecological obstetrics to ensure that disadvantaged girls and women have access to quality reproductive health services.

Yasmina, 21, women's rights defender

Yasmina Mohamed Boubacar was raised in an orphanage after her mother passed away when she was born. She understands well the life-changing power of educating girls. “I benefited from all possible opportunities for a child, starting with getting a quality education,” she says. “I graduated from high school at the age of 16 and now, as a young leader, I do a lot of community work and sensitization on issues such as child marriage, girls’ education and gender-based violence.”

Today, she is the Secretary General of Taimakon Marayu, an organization that helps orphans in Niger—many of whom are vulnerable girls.

“I like travelling to different places and setting up listening and awareness clubs for girls. They need a platform to express themselves and simply share their grievances and aspirations,” she says. 

She recently appeared on RFI radio programme  ‘7 milliards de voisins’ to speak about education in the Sahel region, and met with the French president at a side event at the G7 Joint Ministerial Meeting on Education and Development in Paris. 

Nana, 30, advocate for people living with disabilities

Nana Natitia dreams of “a Niger where women are protected from all forms of violence, and where their right to an education will no longer be a struggle [against expectations] but an achievement.”

One of the first things you notice about her is the brightly coloured turban she wears in place of the more common hijab or scarf. The turban is typically only worn by men, but is one of the small ways Nana is resisting gender expectations in her daily life. “I asked if turban was for men only… I decided to wear it to embrace my culture, my religion, my identity,” she says.

In addition to caring for three young children, the social entrepreneur still finds time for community engagement.

For the past year, she has been the Executive Secretary of Global Dignity Niger, which aims to empower vulnerable women and people with disabilities by improving their opportunities for social inclusion and shifting harmful public attitudes. 

In 2018, she attended the Clinton Global Initiative University annual meeting in Chicago to speak about creating an equal future for women and people living with disabilities.

Fadji, 29, NASA scientist

Dr. Fadji Maina is no stranger to breaking barriers. After gaining her Ph.D. in Hydrology from the University of Strasbourg at the age of 25, she became the first Nigerien scientist to join NASA. Fadji uses high-performance computing and satellite data to understand the impacts of climate extremes and wildfires on water resources, and is a testament to the critical need for women’s full and equal participation in development.

"Our mothers and daughters deserve a better world without violence in which they will blossom and use their talents and extraordinary potential to contribute to the development of our countries,” she says. 

Rachida, 26, social media activist

Rachida Mamadou Oumarou manages several high-profile social media pages for female audiences and boasts 20,000 followers on her personal Facebook page alone. But don’t call her an influencer – what drives Rachida is her mission to give women and girls the tools they need to succeed. One of her pages, Matan Niger (Women of Niger), mixes beauty, culture and health content with messages of gender equality and information on women's rights and interests.

“In whatever I do, I see myself contributing to a better future for all the girls and women of my country because we are its future,” she says. “It’s one of my greatest dreams to help women understand violence and the issues affecting them, so we can improve their lives on every level.”

Nourratou, 24 and Fatouma, 25, slam poets

Norratou Oumarou Hega and Hama Daouda  Fatouma—better known as Nourath Nourath and Fa.2.Maths.A—are two slam artists from Niamey. The two friends use the spoken word as a way to discuss subjects that are often considered taboo in Niger, such as rape and female genital mutilation (FGM).

Nourratou has represented Niger several times at international festivals, including in Togo and Burkina Faso, and is currently working to publish a collection of slam poetry entitled ‘My Mirror, My Distress’ dealing with themes of sexual violence, child marriage, and other issues affecting girls in Niger.

Fatoumata has also been recognized for her art form, winning the second National Slam Poetry Cup last year. “I see slam poetry like therapy. Imagine how unconventional it is for a young woman of my age to express herself through a vocal art, to speak up about abuse and violence to a predominantly male audience and have their full attention. 

“We also have girls in the audience, who either learn about violence and related issues, or find support through our words and understand that they are not the only one going through hidden violence…Through slam poetry, we can overcome ignorance because ignorance does a lot of harm.”

The Spotlight Initiative has partnered with the Government of Niger to prevent child marriage and gender-based violence through awareness-raising activities, community mobilization, girls’ education, institutional support and by engaging religious and traditional leaders.

Produced by the Spotlight Initiative. Written by Fatou Binetou Dia. This article's adaptation was posted in French to the UN Niger website on 11 October 2020. The  original English article with more photos and videos  can be found on the Spotlight Initiative's website. Learn more about  UN Niger and the Spotlight Initiative .

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Girls to know: The next generation is already leading the way

Date: Thursday, 8 October 2020

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Around the world, girls are driving change. They are activists and advocates on the front lines of movements for social and racial equality. They are calling for urgent climate action and demanding space at decision-making tables in their communities, countries and beyond.

The theme for this year’s International Day of the Girl, “ My voice, our equal future ”, is highlighting how girls everywhere are leading the way in creating the world we all want and deserve. Girls - their rights, voices, talent and dreams - are the foundation of the world we want.

Here are just eight girls who are changing the world that you should know about.

Julieta Martinez, Chile

Julieta Martinez,is a 17-year-old climate and gender equity activist who founded an organization to empower girls and young people. The Tremendas Collaborative Platform works to encourage young people’s social impact within their communities. It engaged young people in major global and community issues including the environment, inclusion, gender, health and welfare and education. Julieta is also a member of UN Women’s Generation Equality Youth Task Force , which places youth in the centre of dialogues and review process during the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the most comprehensive international agreement on women’s rights and gender equality.

Latifatou Compaoré, Burkina Faso

Latifatou Compaoré, 14, learned the spirit of resistance from her mother. After undergoing Female Genital Mutilation and seeing another girl die because of it, Latty’s mother committed to never compromising her own daughters’ safety and health. After hearing her mother’s story, Latty took up her activism and demands an end to the practice of FGM. She uses her talent as a singer to spread the word about how harmful FGM can be. In 2018, UNFPA celebrated Latty and other girl activists like her who are working to end the harmful practice.

Greta Thunberg, Sweden

 This 16-year-old activist became the face of a global movement for climate change in 2019. Thunberg’s movement started with her skipping school and camping out in front of the Swedish Parliament, demanding action to protect the planet for future generations, and grew to a global strike. In September 2019, Thunberg sailed across the Atlantic on an emissions-free boat to speak at the UN Climate Summit in New York, where she condemned world leaders for their lack of action.

Samaira Mehta, United States

At only 11 years old, Samaira Mehta is already the founder and CEO Coderbunnyz and Codermindz, two board games that introduce kids to the concepts of computer programming and artificial intelligence. She’s also the creator of the “Yes, One Billion Kids Can Code” initiative, which aims to help one billion children gain access to STEM and coding tools by 2030. Samaira added her voice to UN Women’s Generation Equality campaign this year and gave tips on how to close the gender gap in STEMS.

Millie Bobby Brown, United Kingdom

Best-known for her role as “Eleven” in the hit series Stranger Things, Millie Bobby Brown is also a strong advocate for children’s rights. As a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador , the actor uses her voice to call attention to issues children are facing around the world, including lack of education and safe spaces, and the impact of violence, bullying and poverty.

Neha, Nepal

Neha is a girls’ rights and gender equality activist who grew up in a slum of Kathmandu, Nepal. She began her activism in community girl and youth clubs where she tackled issues from child trafficking to gender-based violence. Now, as a Plan International Global Young Influencer, she is an inspirational grassroots campaigner and leader in the Mahila Ekta Samaj Girls Network of Nepal which unites girl activists from the 10 major slums of the Kathmandu valley. Neha is also a programme presenter on Nepal’s radio programme #CoolKids.com, where she raises awareness against the online sexual exploitation and harassment of girls. Ahead of International Day of the Girl Child, Neha joined UN Women and Plan International for a conversation on digital youth activism .

Jakomba Jabbie, The Gambia

Jakomba Jabbie, 16, is a vocal advocate for the education of all girls in the Gambia, especially when it comes to science and technology skills. Jakomba’s activism started within her own school, when she founded a robotics club after seeing that girls were notbeing encouraged to pursue technology and innovation courses and careers. The aspiring aerospace engineer serves as a major inspiration to all girls who want to pursue STEM studies, and always emphasizes the importance of giving girls space to excel in the fields where they are underrepresented. In 2019, Jakomba shared her story with UN Women during the 63 rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women, where she participated in a side-event on equality in law for women and girls.

Sofia Scarlat, Romania

Sofia Scarlat is a 17-year-old student from Romania. She founded Girl Up, Romania's first ever gender equality organization for teenagers and works to advance gender equality through the prevention of domestic violence, sexual violence and trafficking in persons. She is also a strong advocate for comprehensive sexual education and promotes legal assistance for underage victims of gender-based violence. In October 2020, Sofia was announced as a new member of the UN Women Generation Equality Youth Task Force .

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My voice, our equal future is WAI’s message on the int. day of the girl child

From Samaira Mehta from the US, who at the young age of 11, launched the “Yes, One Billion Kids Can Code” initiative to help children gain access to coding tools by 2030, through, 16 year old aspiring aerospace engineer from the Gambia, Jakomba Jabbie who founded a robotics club to encourage her peers to take an interest in STEM, to Greta Thunberg, the 16 year old Swede who is courageously leading the fight against climate change, girls from all over the world, are proving that they have what it takes to drive change.

Their bold activism is defying repressive gender norms which tend to limit the potential of girls. They are asking for the respect and recognition of their rights to live free from gender based violence, discrimination and harmful practices. They are demanding access to tools and skills to enable them create the future of their own choosing.

By organising and leading movements within their societies to address social and racial injustice, they are demonstrating an awareness of the power of their voices, a consciousness borne from daring to explore their dreams for a better world. From small communities to big cities and global stages, girls are using their voices to break barriers and to demand change. It is reassuring to hear these voices echo all over the world and to see how they influence policy and impact change.

At Women in AI, we believe in a future where boys and girls have equal opportunities to assert their power by fully exploring their potentials. As these young ones take responsibility for their future, we are more than encouraged to continue playing our part in making the field we work in look like the world we aspire to leave behind for the next generations. We have tailored our research and education programs to encourage and provide mentorship for young girls interested in pursuing careers in STEM. Young people are pivotal to our mission to close the gender gap in the field of AI and we intend to work with them as partners and to create an equal future for all.

To our young, brave and daring girls out there who are pulling down barriers and charting the path to a more equal and fairer world for all, we hear you! We will amplify your voices to ensure an equal future, one in which every young person is free to dream as big and as wild as their imaginations would allow. Because therein lies the freedom to be!

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Co-founder, Women in AI

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My Voice, Our Equal Future

Progress for adolescent girls has not kept pace with the realities they face today, and  COVID-19  has reinforced many of these gaps. This year, under the theme,  “My Voice, Our Equal Future” , let’s seize the opportunity to be inspired by what adolescent girls see as the change they want, the solutions- big and small- they are leading and demanding across the globe.

In 2020, we commemorate 25 years since the adoption of the  Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action  – the global agenda for advancing the rights and empowerment of women and girls, everywhere.  Generation Equality  was also launched in early 2020 as a multi-year, multi-partner campaign and movement for bold action on gender equality. A clear narrative and actions related to the needs and opportunities of adolescent girls and their solutions is central to the Generation Equality mission.

As adolescent girls worldwide assert their power as change-makers, International Day of the Girl 2020 will focus on their demands to:

• Live free from gender-based violence,  harmful practices , and  HIV and AIDS   
• Learn new skills towards the futures they choose  
• Lead as a generation of activists accelerating social change

Ways to get involved

• Share stories of inspiring adolescent girls or girl-led organizations who are developing innovative solutions or leading efforts towards positive social change, including gender equality, in their communities and nations. Let’s amplify their leadership, actions and impact to inspire others.  
• Participate in a youth-led digital activation launching on International Day of the Girl. Young people across the world are developing a digital activism campaign, aiming to raise the diversity of girls’ voices and their vision for a reimagined future.  

In 1995 at the World Conference on Women in Beijing countries unanimously adopted the  Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action  – the most progressive blueprint ever for advancing the rights of not only women but girls. The Beijing Declaration is the first to specifically call out girls’ rights.

On December 19, 2011, United Nations General Assembly adopted  Resolution 66/170  to declare October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.

The International Day of the Girl Child focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights.

Adolescent girls have the right to a safe, educated, and healthy life, not only during these critical formative years, but also as they mature into women. If effectively supported during the adolescent years, girls have the potential to change the world – both as the empowered girls of today and as tomorrow’s workers, mothers, entrepreneurs, mentors, household heads, and political leaders. An investment in realising the power of adolescent girls upholds their rights today and promises a more equitable and prosperous future, one in which half of humanity is an equal partner in solving the problems of climate change, political conflict, economic growth, disease prevention, and global sustainability.

Girls are breaking boundaries and barriers posed by stereotypes and exclusion, including those directed at children with disabilities and those living in marginalized communities. As entrepreneurs, innovators and initiators of global movements, girls are creating a world that is relevant for them and future generations.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ) adopted by world leaders in 2015, embody a roadmap for progress that is sustainable and leaves no one behind.

Achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment is integral to each of the 17 goals. Only by ensuring the rights of women and girls across all the goals will we get to justice and inclusion, economies that work for all, and sustaining our shared environment now and for future generations.

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My Voice, Our Equal Future

This year’s International Day of the Girl Child was commemorated under the theme, “My Voice, Our Equal Future.” We celebrated the milestones we have realized in making the world a better place for girls to become better leaders, entrepreneurs and change-makers, but also pondered upon the challenges the girl child continues to face across board.

Girls are breaking boundaries and barriers posed by stereotypes and exclusion, including those directed at children with disabilities and those living in marginalized communities. As entrepreneurs, innovators and initiators of global movements, girls are creating a world that is relevant for them and future generations. This fact notwithstanding, the social position of the women and girls in Uganda has, comparatively speaking, changed little and the process has been slow. The forces that operate to free women and girls from the bondage of harmful traditions have not had their full impact. Whilst several efforts made in changing the status quo of many women and girls in the society, their social status in many societies remains the same.

Today, 25 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the most progressive blueprint ever for advancing women’s rights, discrimination and limiting stereotypes remain rife. Whilst progress has been made in addressing the challenges the girl child faces in their day today lives, this has not kept pace with the realities they face today; in contexts of technological change, humanitarian emergencies, pandemics are remarkably different from 1995 and more of the same: with violence, institutionalized biases, poor learning and life opportunities, and multiple inequalities unresolved. Girls from the poorest households are not benefiting from the expansion in education, while those in school are struggling to secure the quality education they need to compete in a rapidly changing workforce, where digital and transferable skills, like critical thinking and confidence, are indispensable. There are major breakthroughs that still need to be made.

As cases of Covid-19 continued to rise across different parts of the world, the pandemic united the world in an incredibly unique way. While it is true that everyone has struggled with the fallout of this global pandemic, it has had more serious consequences on some of the most vulnerable populations thus reinforcing many gaps. Adolescent girls have been among the most adversely affected and for some, life has become downright dangerous. Emerging data shows that since the outbreak of COVID-19, violence against women and girls (VAWG), and particularly domestic violence, has intensified.

In Uganda, as with many other countries around the world, Covid-19 has increased girls’ risk of violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect. The pandemic has also resulted in an increased rate of teenage pregnancy . Many learners between the ages of 14 and 15 got pregnant and are unlikely to further their studies even when schools re-open. This is a big blow to the economy and its effects will live on. Covid-19 has also resulted in a secondary health crisis in Uganda; some girls have tried to terminate their pregnancies, risking their lives or escaping with long lasting complications.

In 2020, a gender-equitable world is still a far away dream. To accelerate progress, girls need to be involved in both the decision making and designing of solutions that impact their future. Girls are rights holders and equal partners in the fight for gender equality. They represent a tremendous engine for transformational change towards gender equality and if meaningfully supported, they have the potential to change the world. They deserve the full support of the global community to be empowered to successfully transition to adulthood with their rights intact, able to make their own informed choices and with the social and personal assets acquired to live fulfilled lives. Ending all forms of discrimination against women and girls is not only a basic human right, but it also has a multiplier effect across all other development areas and thus empowering women and girls and promoting gender equality is crucial to accelerating sustainable development.

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My voice, our equal future

A letter from See Vang

Hello everyone,

During this celebration, I want to tell you about my role model, Mrs. Lao Khang.

As a Pass It Back player with the Lao Rugby Federation for two years, I played for Team Mou Pa (the Wild Boars). At first, when I joined the team as a player, I was very shy and I had no confidence in myself.

Lao Khang’s story inspired me because she is a good person. Lao Khang has a lot of rugby experience and she is very brave. I would like to follow her in rugby and in her work. I work hard to complete my work at home and for my family so that I can attend all rugby trainings and never miss them.

Lao Khang is an honest person who works hard. All of these reasons make me want to be like her. Also, she is a role model for others in our community and so I will work hard to be a role model in my community too.

I will take all the experiences I have gained from the activities and my role models to improve myself so I will have more confidence.

Thank you. 

A letter from Hai

Dear friends,

Gender equality has been embraced around the world for a long time now. However, in some places, gender prejudices still exist, sometimes leading to heated arguments. When I joined Pass It Back, I learnt more about gender through the Understanding Gender curriculum. 

One time, while playing sports, I had an argument about gender discrimination. It was when I was playing football in my village’s playground with a group that had only two girls and mostly boys at the same age or younger than me.

Apart from us, many other male adults also came there every afternoon to play football, volleyball and other games. However, there were very few little girls and women – most of the time, we had only around 5-6 girls. 

That day, when I was playing, a lady standing nearby looked at us and said: “What kind of girl are you who plays football? Do you see any other girls playing football here? Go home and cook for your parents. Your parents should have given birth to a boy.” 

Hearing those words, I was furious and frustrated. I felt like I was being looked down on. Yet, I tried to keep calm and told her: “I am playing because I have finished all my housework.

“Also, men and women are equal now. If boys can play then girls can play too. Boys are not better than girls. You also have a daughter. Do you want to see her spend time and have fun with her friends?” She didn’t reply. 

Sometime later, it seemed like she had changed her mind and even encouraged her daughter to play sports. Day after day, more and more girls came to the playground to play not only football but also many other fun games. So, what do you think speaking up means? What would happen if we don’t let our voice be heard?

I think speaking up is to express our opinions about a certain issue. However, many people hesitate to speak their mind because they are worried about how other people will react. Nevertheless, if you stay silent, people might never abandon their outdated prejudices. Let’s speak up at the right time, in the right place, to protect your own rights and the rights of other girls. 

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My voice, our equal future

This International Day of the Girl, UNICEF is calling for everyone to support the theme: ‘My voice, our equal future’.

Two participants in our Pass It Back program, See Vang, a 16-year-old female player from Laos and Hai, a 17-year-old coach from Vietnam, wrote letters celebrating what International Day of the Girl means to them, the importance of role models and why girls should raise their voice for an equal future.

A letter from See Vang

See Vang in green, highfive-ing with a female rugby player during a trip to Hong Kong

Hello everyone,

During this celebration, I want to tell you about my role model, Mrs. Lao Khang.

As a Pass It Back player with the Lao Rugby Federation for 2 years, I played for Team Mou Pa (the Wild Boars). At first, when I joined the team as a player, I was very shy and I had no confidence in myself.

Lao Khang’s story inspired me because she is a good person. Lao Khang has a lot of rugby experience and she is very brave. I would like to follow her in rugby and in her work. I work hard to complete my work at home and for my family so that I can attend all rugby trainings and never miss.

Lao Khang is an honest person who works hard. All of these reasons make me want to be like her. Also she is a role model for others in our community and so I will work hard to be a role model in my community too.

I will take all the experiences I have gained from the activities and my role models to improve myself so I will have more confidence.

Thank you. 

A letter from Hai

Hai at her first Coach Training in Vietnam in July 2019

Dear friends,

Gender equality has been embraced around the world for a long time now. However, in some places, gender prejudices still exist, sometimes leading to heated arguments. When I joined Pass It Back, I learnt more about gender through the Understanding Gender curriculum. 

One time, while playing sports, I had an argument about gender discrimination. It was when I was playing football in my village’s playground with a group that had only two girls and mostly boys at the same age or younger than me.

Apart from us, many other male adults also came there every afternoon to play football, volleyball and other games. However, there were very few little girls and women – most of the time, we had only around 5-6 girls. 

That day, when I was playing, a lady standing nearby looked at us and said: “What kind of girl are you who plays football? Do you see any other girls playing football here? Go home and cook for your parents. Your parents should have given birth to a boy.” 

Hearing those words, I was furious and frustrated. I felt like I was being looked down on. Yet, I tried to keep calm and told her: “I am playing because I have finished all my housework.

“ Also, men and women are equal now. If boys can play then girls can play too. Boys are not better than girls. You also have a daughter. Do you want to see her spend time and have fun with her friends?” She didn’t reply. 

Some time later, it seemed like she had changed her mind and even encouraged her daughter to play sports. Day after day, more and more girls came to the playground to play not only football but also many other fun games. So, what do you think speaking up means? What would happen if we don’t let our voice be heard?

I think speaking up is to express our opinions about a certain issue. However, many people hesitate to speak their mind because they are worried about how other people will react. Nevertheless, if you stay silent, people might never abandon their outdated prejudices. Let’s speak up at the right time, in the right place, to protect your own rights and the rights of other girls.  

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“My voice, our equal future” – reimagining a better future

Getting girls to stay in school is a cornerstone for wider development of society. Humana People to People celebrates International Day of the Girl Child on 11 October. In 2020, the theme for the day is “My voice, our equal future”.

Humana People to People supports young girls and adolescent girls to access education in the global south. Humana People to People is for equal opportunities between female and male groups. Equal rights and opportunities for girls and boys help all children fulfill their potential.

A report from the UNICEF earlier this year warned that a third of the world's poorest girls, aged between 10 and 18, have never been to school. The report shows, there are 130 million girls who are completely missing out on school.

Widening access to education for girls has a multiplier effect for communities - improving women's chances in employment, delaying marriage, making families more prosperous, and increasing the health of the next generation of children.

For many deeply impoverished families there are some very tough choices about whether they have the resources to send their girls to school. There is a risk that girls are married off at a young age or kept at home to work, which might free up an adult to go and earn an income to get food for the family.

Humana People to People taking action on girls missing out on school

ADPP Mozambique is a co-founder and member of the Humana People to People, a network of 30 not-for-profit organizations present in 45 countries spread across Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and Central and South America.

Between April 2014 - March 2020, ADPP Mozambique implemented a project named Nikhalamo (Girls Stay in School), a word that loosely translates from the local Chuabo language to mean “I am here in school to stay”, which affirms girls’ intention to stay in school.

Nikhalamo project was designed to address the various barriers that hamper primary school completion and transition to secondary schools among vulnerable girls in the district of Namacurra, Zambezia Province of Mozambique.

The project supported girls to access education by availing Community Block Grants which promoted enrollment of girls, improving the learning and sanitary environments at the local schools, strengthening life skills among young girls, and mobilizing the community members to support the education of the girls through awareness raising activities and early childhood development activities.

The project reached out to 5,878 girls aged 10-17 years. It covered in 23 primary and 3 secondary schools from and an estimated 15,000 community members.

Key outcome of Nikhalamo project in 2019 were:

• 76 primary and secondary school teachers trained in gender and child-protection for continued delivery of gender-sensitive and child centred pedagogy;
• 130 school council members trained on gender and child protection for an enabling, gender sensitive and safe environment for learning;
• Restored vulnerable girls’ dignity during menstruation through distributing 2,900 reusable and 1,500 disposable sanitary pads;
• Constructed 14 separate latrines and 5 community preschools;
• Implemented 30 after school clubs, 7 science, mathematics and technology clubs, 26 reading circles and 26 WASH (Water, Sanitation, Health and Hygiene) clubs;
• HIV/AIDS prevention advice and age appropriate sexual reproductive health rights teachings;
• Awareness campaign for girls and boys on the negative consequences of child and forced marriages, as well as the dangers of teenage pregnancies and how to avoid them;
• Gender norms sessions reached 5,100 women and men with key messages on non-harmful gender norms to promote equality in the home.

The project provided a second chance to girls and young women who wanted to complete their primary or secondary education or who wanted to acquire livelihood skills. The special focus on vulnerable girls completing upper primary school and transitioning to lower secondary school was key in breaking traditional norms and practices of early forced marriages.

A key component of the project was on strengthening the girls’ academic performance and life skills through promoting a strong reading culture, both in school and at home.

Nikhalamo was implemented through close collaboration with education authorities and local communities. The synergy creation has meant better retention of girls in schools and that issues of keeping girls out of the learning process were addressed by integrating government involvement as well as local leadership structures.

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My Voice, Our Equal Future

Progress for adolescent girls has not kept pace with the realities they face today, and COVID-19 has reinforced many of these gaps. This year, under the theme, "My Voice, Our Equal Future", let's seize the opportunity to be inspired by what adolescent girls see as the change they want, the solutions- big and small- they are leading and demanding across the globe.

In 2020, we commemorate 25 years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action - the global agenda for advancing the rights and empowerment of women and girls, everywhere. Generation Equality was also launched in early 2020 as a multi-year, multi-partner campaign and movement for bold action on gender equality. A clear narrative and actions related to the needs and opportunities of adolescent girls and their solutions is central to the Generation Equality mission.

As adolescent girls worldwide assert their power as change-makers, International Day of the Girl 2020 will focus on their demands to:

Live free from gender-based violence, harmful practices, and HIV and AIDS

Learn new skills towards the futures they choose

Lead as a generation of activists accelerating social change

Ways to get involved

Share stories of inspiring adolescent girls or girl-led organizations who are developing innovative solutions or leading efforts towards positive social change, including gender equality, in their communities and nations. Let's amplify their leadership, actions and impact to inspire others.

Participate in a youth-led digital activation launching on International Day of the Girl. Young people across the world are developing a digital activism campaign, aiming to raise the diversity of girls' voices and their vision for a reimagined future.

In 1995 at the World Conference on Women in Beijing countries unanimously adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action - the most progressive blueprint ever for advancing the rights of not only women but girls. The Beijing Declaration is the first to specifically call out girls' rights.

On December 19, 2011, United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls' rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.

The International Day of the Girl Child focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls' empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights.

Adolescent girls have the right to a safe, educated, and healthy life, not only during these critical formative years, but also as they mature into women. If effectively supported during the adolescent years, girls have the potential to change the world - both as the empowered girls of today and as tomorrow's workers, mothers, entrepreneurs, mentors, household heads, and political leaders. An investment in realising the power of adolescent girls upholds their rights today and promises a more equitable and prosperous future, one in which half of humanity is an equal partner in solving the problems of climate change, political conflict, economic growth, disease prevention, and global sustainability.

Girls are breaking boundaries and barriers posed by stereotypes and exclusion, including those directed at children with disabilities and those living in marginalized communities. As entrepreneurs, innovators and initiators of global movements, girls are creating a world that is relevant for them and future generations.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders in 2015, embody a roadmap for progress that is sustainable and leaves no one behind.

Achieving gender equality and women's empowerment is integral to each of the 17 goals. Only by ensuring the rights of women and girls across all the goals will we get to justice and inclusion, economies that work for all, and sustaining our shared environment now and for future generations.

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My Voice, Our Equal Future

This year the date of Simchat Torah coincides with the UN International Day of the Girl! Simchat Torah, the Jewish holy day on October 11 2020, marks the conclusion and then beginning of the next cycle of public Torah readings, heralding a fresh start!  Would that such an optimistic opportunity were programmed into the lives of today’s girls worldwide!

Globally there are estimated to be more than 1.1 billion girls under age 18, many suffering as a result of COVID-19.  The rise in family violence, particularly victimising girls and women, the loss of education, loss of income, the growth of child labour and the closure of women’s health services have all contributed this year to more stressful lives for girls and young women.

UNICEF, UNESCO and UN Women will launch their annual Day of the Girl campaigns with the optimistic theme My Voice, Our Equal Future .

Their aims will be:

• Live free from gender-based violence.
• Learn new skills toward the futures they choose
• Lead as a generation of activists accelerating social change

25 years ago the Fourth World Conference on Women adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action , an agenda progressing Gender Equality.

The Platform for Action specifically calls on the global community to: 

• Eliminate all forms of discrimination against girls.  
• Eliminate negative cultural attitudes and practices against girls.  
• Promote and protect the rights of girls and increase awareness of their needs and potential.  
• Eliminate discrimination against girls in education, skills development and training.  
• Eliminate discrimination against girls in health and nutrition.  
• Eliminate the economic exploitation of child labour and protect young girls at work.  
• Eradicate violence against girls.  
• Promote girls’ awareness of and participation in social, economic and political life.  
• Strengthen the role of the family in improving the status of girls.  

As today’s women, ICJW and our 35 affiliated Jewish Women’s organisations around the world, join wholeheartedly in promoting the UN 2020 theme for International Day of the Girl: My Voice, Our Equal Future.

Robyn Lenn OAM –  Chair, ICJW Status of Women Committee.

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Women and Career “Our Voice, Our Equal Future” Essay Competition 2020

Deadline: September 30, 2020

Entries are invited for the Women and Career “Our Voice, Our Equal Future” Essay Competition 2020 . Are you a young girl between 12-19 years? Do you have an opinion on what your future should be like? Can you lend your voice towards creating a sustainable future for yourself and other generation of young girls? Here is your chance to make this happen!

The WnC Essay Competition, organized by Women and Career Organization, is an opportunity for Secondary School girls between the ages 12-19 to share their ideas and viewpoints with the world at large. All you have to do is write on the topic: The Future We Want: The Time is Now .

• Winner: $50 and a hardcopy book of Be Fearless by Jane Egerton-Idehen.
• 1st runner-up: $30 and a hardcopy book of Be Fearless by Jane Egerton-Idehen.
• 2nd runner-up: $20 and a hardcopy book of Be Fearless by Jane Egerton-Idehen.

Eligibility

• Open to all 12-19 year old girls from all countries.
• Essays should not exceed 750 words in length.
• All essays must be in English and must be in word or PDF document format.
• Only one entry per applicant.
• Attach a passport photograph.

Application

Selected finalists will be required to provide a means of identification (School Identity Card, National ID Card, Birth Certificate or any other means of identification) and also a 1-2 minutes video on why they should be selected.

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For more information, visit WnC Essay Competition .

Jude Ogar is an educator and youth development practitioner with years of experience working in the education and youth development space. He is passionate about the development of youth in Africa.

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