EDUCATE OUR GIRLS! CLICK IMAGE TO READ MORE They want to be teachers, doctors and scientists, a dream that would not have been possible just ten years ago. On 18 March, throngs of girls lined up singing and clapping to welcome UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, and Afghanistan’s Education Minister Farooq Wardak to the Ayesha-e-Durrani school in Kabul. The school, named after the first woman who opened a girls’ school in Afghanistan, was severely damaged during the war. … [Read more...]
Girls of Afghanistan: “The Pen is the Sword”
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Guatemala, Unleashing the Potential of Indigenous Girls
Getting results Team leaders report: Higher self-esteem Desire to pursue higher education Plans to delay marriage and childbearing Parents also report changed expectations for their daughtersNearly 40 per cent of Guatemala's 14 million people belong to one of more than 20 indigenous Mayan groups. A disproportionate number live in poor and isolated rural areas with limited access to basic services such as water, sanitation, education and health. Opportunities for the young people … [Read more...]
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Fiji, UNFPA Chief Stresses Women’s Empowerment, Girls Education
Following the formal opening of the G77 High-Level Panel of Eminent Personalities of the South, UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin posed along with other eminent figures, including Heads of State of the Pacific Island Nations. SUVA, Fiji — If alarming rates of Violence Against Women are to be effectively addressed, the status of women needs to be elevated. UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin emphasized the fundamental, often unacknowledged, contributions of … [Read more...]
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Nicaragua: Celebrating Gender Equality Through School Meals
The intense summer heat does not seem to bother the 1,300 students in the afternoon shift at René Schick School, located in the capital district of the same name. Voices and laughter fill the classrooms where the children wait eagerly to receive their plate of rice, beans, tortillas and a bowl of fortified cereal. Today there is a special guest- Norma Ortiz Jiménez, Director of the Integral School Nutrition Programme of the Ministry of Education. Director Norma Ortiz (left) joins teacher … [Read more...]
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Girl Up – Meet Ruth and Claudia, taking action for girls leadership skills!
These are the stories of two inspirational girls. When we met Ruth in Guatemala, she reminded us of the hope, power, and potential girls like us around the world have. Ruth is a girl who dreams big and has been in a Girl Up-supported leadership program since she was 12 years old. Thanks to the generosity of supporters like you, we are providing a brighter future for thousands of girls like Ruth. Help us raise $9,000 by May 18 to give more girls in developing countries access to leadership … [Read more...]
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MAY is Civility Awareness Month, Global
MAY IS INTERNATIONAL CIVILITY AWARENESS MONTH CIVILITY IS: A conscious awareness of the impact of one’s thoughts, actions, words and intentions on others; combined with, A continuous acknowledgement of one’s responsibility to ease the experience of others (e.g., through restraint, kindness, non-judgment, respect, and courtesy); and, A consistent effort to adopt and exhibit civil behaviour as a non-negotiable point of one’s character. Lew Bayer, President and CEO, Civility … [Read more...]
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Iraqi Women do not have equal opportunities, Take Action!
DUBAI, May 2013 (IRIN) - In the 1980s, the UN says, Iraqi Women enjoyed more basic rights than other women in the region. But years of dictatorship, sanctions and conflict, including the US-led invasion one decade ago, led to deterioration in women’s status. “Across the board, women are suffering more [than they used to],” said Sudipto Mukerjee, deputy head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Iraq. Despite steps taken towards gender equality since 1990, Iraqi women today do … [Read more...]
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World Report on Child Labour, Constance Thomas
29 April 2013 – The implementation of social protection measures can play a key role in rescuing minors from occupational bondage, a new report by the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) has found. According to the World Report on Child Labour, varying types of social protection measures such as cash transfer schemes, social health protection and providing income security in old age, can help reduce the number of children around the world who are forced to work. The … [Read more...]
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‘Greatest Return comes from Investing in Girls and Women’, says UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday made a fresh call for 'Investment in Girls' Education' around the world. Mr. Ban spoke at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington D.C. at a high level meeting of the Global Education First Initiative launched in September 2012. He said the meeting is a single but critical step to support the objectives of the Initiative to provide quality, inclusive and relevant education to all children. Girl Rising is a groundbreaking film, … [Read more...]
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Global Action Week: “Without teachers a school is just a building”
“Every Child Needs a Teacher” is the slogan of the 2013 Global Action Week on Education for All (21-27 April) which focuses on the vital role of teachers in reaching education goals. In the words of the campaign: “Without teachers a school is just a building”. Organized annually by the Global Campaign for Education, a civil society movement, the Week is an occasion to promote the right to quality education for all. Each year UNESCO mobilizes its networks and organizes … [Read more...]
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