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2019 edition of International Girl Child Day
The International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated on every year on 11th of October to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls’ face. It aims to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights. The 2019 theme is “GirlForce: Unscripted and Unstoppable”. The day also reflects the successful emergence of ..
Topics: Female mammals • Feminism • Gender • Gender equality • Girl • International Day of the Girl Child • International development • women • Women and education
Malala Yousafzai to be honoured by Harvard University for her work promoting girls’ education
Nobel Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai will be honoured by Harvard University for her work promoting girls’ education. The award will be conferred with the 2018 Gleitsman Award at a ceremony on 6th December. Currently, Yousafzai is a student at Oxford University in England. The Gleitsman Award provides $125,000 for activism that has improved quality of ..
Topics: Activists • Malala Fund • Malala Yousafzai • Malala's Magic Pencil • Pakistani refugees • Pashtun people • Violence against women in Pakistan • We Are Displaced • women • Women and education • Writers • Yusufzai
The 2018 National Girl Child Day (NGCD) celebrated on January 24
The National Girl Child Day (NGCD) is celebrated every year on January 24 with an aim to raise awareness about sex ratio levels and promote the empowerment of girls.
Topics: Child marriage • Childhood • Female mammals • Feminism in India • Gender • Gender equality • Girl • National Girl Child Day • women • Women and education • Women's empowerment