As the world celebrates the International Day of the Girl Child, Youth Power Initiative in collaboration with over 50 NGOs stands with the global community to support girls’ progress everywhere.
Available data shows that there are 1.1 billion girls today, a powerful constituency for shaping a sustainable and better world for everyone.These girls are brimming with talent and creativity, But their dreams and potential are often being thwarted by discrimination, violence and lack of equal opportunities. There are glaring gaps in data and knowledge about the specific needs and challenges that girls face.
What gets counted, gets done. The theme for this year’s International Day of the Girl Child, on October 11, “Girls’ Progress = Goals’ Progress": A Global Girl Data Movement”, is a call for action for increased investment in collecting and analyzing girl-focused, girl-relevant and sex-disaggregated data.
One such issue that is standing in the way of girls’ progress is child marriage. Globally, one in seven adolescent girls aged 15 - 19 are currently married or in a union. In developing countries (except China), one in three girls get married before they turn 18. This derails the future of 47,700 girls everyday.
In developing countries, every day, over 20,000 girls under the age of 18 give birth (over 7 million in a year). But Educated girls are more likely to delay marriage and pregnancy.
Across the globe, the rates of child marriage are highest in sub-Saharan Africa, with 4 in 10 girls being married off before age 18.
Girls who are child brides miss out on education, and are more vulnerable to physical and sexual violence, and bear children before they are physically or emotionally prepared.
The cycle of violence that begins in girlhood, carries over into womanhood and across generations.
This is why we are collaborating with over 50 NGOs around the world to empower women and girls, and raise awareness on their rights, advocate for the adoption and implementation of laws and policies that prohibit and prevent Child Marriage, Female Genital Mutilation, Child Labor, Rape, Child Abuse, Trafficking, Teenage Pregnancy, Personal Hygiene, SRHR, and all forms of gender based violence, as well as advocating for quality education for the girl child and mobilize communities against the practice.
We call on World leaders to "do-the-talk" and let girls live and fulfill their potentials.
Part of the activities to celebrate #IDG2016 was an intriguing tweet chat organized and hosted by A World at School Global Youth Ambassador, Joy Tiku Enighe, the Founder of Youth Power Initiative.
Highlights of the TWEET chat in honour of girls and their rights on October 11 can be seen below.
Read more tweets:
http://www.twitter.com/@HRH_JOY
http://www.twitter.com/@YPI_NG
A girl child education, is an education void of all forms of assault within or outside the home
we must ensure that various communities are sensitive to the affairs of a girl child
Victims of rape don't like being "tagged" so they don't want to talk. @IgnitiaN @Collins67613210 @HRH_JOY #IDG2016 #Youth4GenderEquality
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@YPI_NG @HRH_JOY sadly, not much but they can start by putting security measures in place and providing amenities #Youth4GenderEquality
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@YPI_NG @HRH_JOY @Collins67613210 Give information, educate children, put proper sanctions in place. #IDG2016 #Youth4GenderEquality
Q13.What have u/ur organization done to sensitize young people on SDGs5?@28TooMany @Eseme01 @jachapman82 #IDG2016 #Youth4GenderEqualityOct 11, 2016, 3:09 PM
@HRH_JOY @Eseme01 @jachapman82 Q13: we address the SDGs in relation to education, health, FGM, etc. in our country profile reports
@HRH_JOY @Ashwafrica We've promted gender equality by identfying members’ passion & working with them 2 get better & earn from it #SDGs
@HRH_JOY @ThinkYoungWomen has played a key role in involving young people in the end FGM discourse @28TooMany @Eseme01 @jachapman82
@HRH_JOY @28TooMany @Eseme01 @jachapman82 I have organized programmes and and sensitisations in schools in Lagos and Kwara
@HRH_JOY We at @ThinkYoungWomen have implemented various youth fora, implemented a perception survey @28TooMany @Eseme01 @jachapman82
@HRH_JOY and trained youth advocates on FGM as well as equipped them with advocacy and campaign skills @28TooMany @ThinkYoungWomen
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@HRH_JOY Q4:False belief that required by religion or men, social pressure, ignorance of #FGM danger #Youth4GenderEquality #IDG2016
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@HRH_JOY Through media such as @GdnEndFGM, Facebook groups, sharing best practice, work together #Youth4GenderEquality #IDG2016 #Planet5050
Q2: Involving both men and women with a combination of education, laws and support at all #Youth4GenderEquality #IDG2016 #Planet5050
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@HRH_JOY Keep at it, you can bring about change and together we can #EndFGM #Youth4GenderEquality #IDG2016 #Planet5050
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@HRH_JOY There is a lot of work to be done, essential that young people involved #EndFGM #Youth4GenderEquality #IDG2016 #Planet5050
@HRH_JOY Media can raise awareness, spread news, training and coordinate efforts, e.g. @GdnEndFGM #Youth4GenderEquality #IDG2016 #Planet5050
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@HRH_JOY @Eseme01 @fgm_mugumu @jachapman82 Q11: Communication and education are key #Youth4GenderEquality #IDG2016 #Planet5050
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@HRH_JOY @Eseme01 @jachapman82 Yes, but it is complicated, many factors involved #Youth4GenderEquality #IDG2016 #Planet5050
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@HRH_JOY Q9: Our reports show that increasing access to education for girls is key to this #Youth4GenderEquality #IDG2016
Q14.Do you think gender equality can be achieved by 2030?@28TooMany @Eseme01 @fgm_mugumu @jachapman82 #Youth4GenderEquality #IDG2016 @YPI_NGOct 11, 2016, 3:10 PM
@HRH_JOY There is a lot of work to be done, essential that young people involved #EndFGM #Youth4GenderEquality #IDG2016 #Planet5050
@HRH_JOY @28TooMany @Eseme01 @fgm_mugumu @jachapman82 @YPI_NG Yes. It is achievable through total commitment & sincerity of purpose #IDG2016
@HRH_JOY This can be achieved if states take ownership of all the goals and work towards realizing them @28TooMany @jachapman82 @YPI_NG
A15: Evry y/person mst rise up, spkup, be heard, contribute n mk a diff. Our time is nw, we mst act nw coz our future depends on it #IDG2016
A14: Yes we cn if we as young people 2day put our minds to it. Notin is impossible n change is inevitable especially 4 a gud cause #IDG2016
A13: I spkup women/girls,am a feminist,a @HeforShe n my organizations @ynafgm @WomenDeliver @GlobalHealthNGN @VoicesActive do same #IDG2016
A12: D media shd develop context-specific-content to drive d movement 4 d abandonment of FGM n "STOP" sexually objectifying women #IDG2016
A11: By galvanizing der efforts n holding leaders n policymakers accountable. D future is 4 d young n d future started yesterday #IDG2016
Yes! If girls & #women are seen as inferior some men feel they can abuse them - @fgm_mugumu is working hard to address this in #Tanzania
Oct 11, 2016, 3:11 PM
Oct 11, 2016, 3:11 PM
@jachapman82 @fgm_mugumu yes, forsure. If one isn't economically empowered, they are ltd in all aspects of life including access to knowledge Advocacy work, persuading cutters to work with you and giving girls the self confidence to say no and the financial independence.. Oct 11, 2016, 3:08 PM
#Girls can do anything boys can! And gender equality strengthens everyone..
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