The International Day of the Girl Child, observed annually on 11th October was established by the UN General Assembly. The day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights.
At our seminar, Girls in Crisis – The Impact of Conflict on Girls’ Learning experts from Education Cannot Wait, Plan International Ireland and Plan International Burkina Faso, and Save the Children Afghanistan as well as a Youth Advocate from Cameroon shared insights from their experiences, addressing the challenges faced by Sudanese girls living as refugees in Egypt, the education crises affecting girls in Cameroon and Burkina Faso, and the ongoing repression and its impact on girls’ education in Afghanistan.
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 – Download the Presentation here
- Youth Voice: Perspectives from North-West Cameroon by Blessing, Youth Leader from Cameroun.
- The Education Crisis in Burkina Faso and Its Impact on Girls by Clément Traore, Education Advisor, Plan International Burkina Faso – Download Presentation here
- Voice from Afghanistan: Girls in Crisis in Afghanistan by Arzoo Haidari, MYRP Project Manager, Save the Children.
- Education Cannot Wait: Call to Action for Girls in Crisis by Jihane Latrous, Gender Manager, Education Cannot Wait
- Conversation / Q&A
