A girl who demanded school
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...Dare to educate Afghan girls
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....Unlock the intelligence, passion, greatness of girls
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...
International Day of the Girl Child
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...Read more“On this International Day of the Girl Child, I call on all governments to take action to end all forms of violence against girls in all parts of the world. Together, we must create a world where violence against women and girls is never tolerated and girls are always empowered to reach their full potential. ”
– Ban Ki-moon
Read more“Gender equality is critical to the development and peace of every nation”
– Kofi Annan
Read more“I raise up my voice – not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard…we cannot succeed when half of us are held back”
– Malala Yousafzai