Women's university in Pakistan shut after deadly attacks Quetta's Sardar Bahadur Khan University has been closed indefinitely after the all-female educational institution suffered deadly twin attacks on Saturday. "No classes were being taken nor students were visiting university after the Saturday attack," a statement from the university said on Monday. The closure is seen as a safety precaution, as the Pakistani city has seen many attacks. In Saturday's first incident, a bomb on a … [Read more...]
Taking Action on Violence Against Women in Pakistan!
June 17, 2013 by Team Celebration
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How did you celebrate World Day Against Child Labor?
June 15, 2013 by Team Celebration
12 June - World Day Against Child Labor Hundreds of millions of girls and boys throughout the world are engaged in work that deprives them of adequate education, health, leisure and basic freedoms, violating their rights. Of these children, more than half are exposed to the worst forms of child labour such as work in hazardous environments, slavery, or other forms of forced labour, illicit activities such as drug trafficking and prostitution, as well as involvement in armed conflict. The … [Read more...]
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Literacy project for girls and women in Senegal
June 14, 2013 by Team Celebration
All classrooms of the literacy project for girls and women in Senegal (PAJEF) will soon be equipped with a digital kit consisting of a laptop, an interactive beamer, an infrared stylus touch pen to write directly on the digital board, as well as adapted software. UNESCO’s Regional Office in Dakar will shortly received 200 digital classroom kits from the “Sankoré” programme, a joint partnership for education between the GIP ENA (a public interest group for digital education in Africa), the … [Read more...]
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Rio+20 Anniversary Google+ Hangout – JUNE 13
June 8, 2013 by Team Celebration
Last year, people from across the globe came together at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). They decided on a broad range of measures to achieve a more sustainable future. One year later, the momentum for action remains strong. Tune in for a live Google+ hangout on 13 June with DESA’s Under-Secretary-General Wu Hongbo, to mark the one year anniversary of this milestone event. Rio+20 was the largest UN conference ever, bringing together 50,000 people representing … [Read more...]
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Rio de Janeiro’s favelas is Taking Action on Violence!
June 7, 2013 by Team Celebration
In Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, a new online tool tackles violence against women and girls. Favela 'street', Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The streets in a Favela are only small alleys between the houses. UN-Habitat studies show that women in urban areas are twice as likely as men to suffer some form of violence, especially in developing countries.[1] Violence is a daily reality that disproportionately affects women and girls in the poorest districts of any city. Owing to their poverty, survivors … [Read more...]
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Displaced Malians turn to survival sex – Take Action!
June 6, 2013 by Team Celebration
SÉVARÉ/BAMAKO, 5 June 2013 (IRIN) - More displaced women and girls - some as young as 13 - are turning to sex work to get by in Mali where 14 months of occupation and conflict have forced 475,000 people from their homes in the north, according to NGOs. NGO Danaya So (House of Trust in the local language Bambara), has registered 3,800 sex workers in central Mali’s towns of Mopti and Sévaré, as well as in Bamako, but the real number is much higher, says its director, Kadidjatou Coulibaly. … [Read more...]
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Celebrate World Environment Day – June 5
June 5, 2013 by Team Celebration
World Environment Day is an annual event that is aimed at being the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action. World Environment Day activities take place all year round and climax on 5 June every year, involving everyone from everywhere. The theme for this year’s World Environment Day celebrations is Think.Eat.Save. Think.Eat.Save is an anti-food waste and food loss campaign that encourages you to reduce your foodprint. According to the UN … [Read more...]
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Empower Young Women through Technology, Geena Davis
June 5, 2013 by Team Celebration
WHAT: "Innovate Your Future: Empower Young Women through Technology" Google + Hangout organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) highlighting the potential of Information and Communication Technologies in advancing gender equality and in contributing to bridging the digital divide between women and men. WHEN: Thursday 6 June, 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EDT WHERE: The event can be watched live … [Read more...]
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The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre, W.TEC, Nigeria
June 3, 2013 by Team Celebration
Titilayo lives in Nigeria and cares about women’s and girls’ issues. She recently taught a group of girls how to blog so they can share their voices with the world. From Lagos to Lahore to Louisville, people are using technology and social media to create social change. Now, the United Nations Foundation and our partners have launched +SocialGood, a new community that connects innovators around a shared vision: using technology to make the world a better place. Through +SocialGood, … [Read more...]
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Nepal: ‘I Would Have Gone Hungry Without School Meals’
June 2, 2013 by Team Celebration
At home, 11-year-old Lalita, helps her mother fetch water, cut vegetables and clean the house. On holidays, she collects firewood – a six-hour journey on foot from her house. Unlike most kids, Lalita prefers to go to school and wishes there were no holidays. BATULI VILLAGE, BAJHANG - It’s two in the afternoon. As the bell rings, signalling the end of lunch break, 11-year-old Lalita Bohara runs to her classroom, opens her notebook, and sits down on a bench along with her classmates while … [Read more...]
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Vietnamese girl uses her talent to Take Action to inspire others
May 30, 2013 by Team Celebration
Like all children, those with disabilities have many abilities, but are often excluded from society by discrimination and lack of support, leaving them among the most invisible and vulnerable children in the world. UNICEF launches its flagship report The State of the World’s Children 2013: Children with Disabilities on 30 May 2013. The report brings global attention to the urgent needs of a largely invisible population. Confined to a wheelchair as a result of a bone disease, a … [Read more...]
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Violence against Indigenous Girls, Breaking the Silence!
May 29, 2013 by Team Celebration
UN report calls for urgent action Breaking the Silence on Violence against Indigenous Girls 28 May 2013 – Violence against women and girls is a pervasive human rights violation that persists in every country in the world and cuts across all socioeconomic groups and cultures. Nevertheless, a UN study launched today highlights that indigenous girls are at heightened risk due to the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination they face. Such discrimination has been caused or … [Read more...]
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Abet (‘We are here’) from Yegna, Ethiopia’s Girls Taking Action!
May 28, 2013 by Team Celebration
In case you missed it, the UK Department for International Development and Girls’ Hub (Nike) recently presented their very own version of the Spice Girls in Ethiopia. The combination of a campaign for girl’s rights and a music campaign might seem a bit cheeky — but the response to the new power group Yegna and their hit single “Abet” featuring Haile Roots (above) suggests that the campaign is welcomed by audiences throughout the diaspora. Yegna means “ours” in Amharic and the campaign … [Read more...]
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Economic Empowerment of Rural Women – IFAD
May 24, 2013 by Team Celebration
IMAGE Joining forces to speed up economic empowerment for rural women "Inspiration" was the focus of the first two sessions of the 2013 Retreat on the Joint Programme Accelerating Progress towards the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women being held at IFAD today and tomorrow. About 40 participants from IFAD, FAO, WFP and UN Women gathered to hear about achievements, challenges and opportunities in the seven pilot countries: Ethiopia, Liberia, Niger, Rwanda, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan and … [Read more...]
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“Nothing should stop me,” says Ethiopian schoolgirl
May 23, 2013 by Team Celebration
WFP’s school meals programme has benefitted millions of school children across Ethiopia over the last 19 years and currently serves some 650,000 students in 1,800 schools in different parts of the country. Fatuma is one of those children. Gewane, ETHIOPIA – A daily round trip of three hours along a dusty road might not appeal to many, but for schoolgirl Fatuma Hamedu, the journey shows just how committed she is to changing her life. “I travel this distance every day,” says Fatuma. “I do … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AFRICA, CONTRIBUTORS, Uncategorized, WOMEN that "Share in Positive Action" for Our World!, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Africa, African girls, educate girls, Ethiopia, Gewane, girl power, girls, girls’ education, global education, powerful girls, youth of action, “Nothing should stop me, ” says Ethiopian schoolgirl
