Child Rights, Education, Human Rights, International Day, Medium < 30m, TED, Video
Kakenya Ntaiya made a deal with her father: She would undergo the traditional Maasai rite of passage of female circumcision if he would let her go to high school. Ntaiya tells the fearless story of continuing on to college, and of working with her village elders to...
Child Rights, Education, International Day, Literacy, Medium < 30m, TED, Video
Imagine a country where girls must sneak out to go to school, with deadly consequences if they get caught learning. This was Afghanistan under the Taliban, and traces of that danger remain today. 22-year-old Shabana Basij-Rasikh runs a school for girls in Afghanistan....
Child Rights, Education, International Day, Medium < 30m, TED, Video
Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee has two powerful stories to tell — of her own life’s transformation, and of the untapped potential of girls around the world. Can we transform the world by unlocking the greatness of...
Child Labour, Child Rights, International Day
Year of first observance Theme is "Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle of Violence." Theme is "Girls’ Progress = Goals’ Progress: What Counts for Girls" International Day of the Girl Child is an international observance day declared by...
Freedom, History & Heritage, Human Rights, International Day, Peace, Teaching Resource, Video
The surprising story of how a British Conservative politician played a key role in creating the European Convention on Human Rights. Inspired by the life and words of David Maxwell Fyfe (1900-1967). Created by Met Film School and RightsInfo to mark the 70th...
International Day, Post 2015 Agenda, Teachers
Year of first observance. Thousand teachers in the United Kingdom. 25.8 million primary school teachers will be required worldwide. World Teachers’ Day, held annually on October 5 since 1994, commemorates teacher organizations worldwide. Its aim is to mobilize...
