On 11th October, the world celebrated the International Day of the Girl Child. Established by the UN General Assembly, this day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights.
Together with Plan International Ireland, we’ve celebrated#GirlDay with an insightful online seminar on 16th October, 12:30pm UTC+1 (Irish Time), which promises valuable insights from global experts and youth advocates. Resources from this event can be found here.
The online seminar “Girls in Crisis – The Impact of Conflict on Girls’ Learning” highlighted how conflict impacts girls’ education.
We had an exciting speaker line-up and agenda:
- Out-of-School in Exile: Sudanese Refugee Girls in Egypt by Chiara Ronca, Education Specialist, Plan International Ireland.
- Youth Voice: Perspectives from North-West Cameroon by Blessing, Youth Leader from Cameroon.
- The Education Crisis in Burkina Faso and Its Impact on Girls by Clément Traore, Education Advisor, Plan International Burkina Faso
- Voice from Afghanistan: Girls in Crisis in Afghanistan by Arzoo Haidari, MYRP Project Manager, Save the Children Afghanistan.
- Call to Action for Girls in Crisis by Jihane Latrous, Gender Manager, Education Cannot Wait
- Conversation / Q&A
#GirlsEducation #GirlDay #IDG24 #EducationForAll
About us
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We strive for a just world, working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners.
The Irish Network for Education Worldwide (INEW) is a network of civil society actors and education stakeholders in Ireland dedicated to advocating for and mobilising efforts to advance Sustainable Development Goal 4 and achieve inclusive, equitable, and safe quality education for all worldwide, committed to reaching the furthest behind.
Image| Plan International Ireland, 12-year old Ansam is currently living in an IDP in Eastern Sudan
