October 11 International Day of the Girl Child #DayOfTheGirl

I would like to ask you to help me celebrate October 11th which is International Day of the Girl Child #DayOfTheGirl. The only thing sad about celebrating Day of the Girl Child is Suzzie isn’t here for me to celebrate with.

That’s okay I will take my husband with me to celebrate Day of the Girl Child and then he can celebrate his daughters as well. Would you like to join us in a celebration and remember even if you don’t have a girl child I bet you know someone who does that you can celebrate today.

International Girl Child Day is an annual and internationally recognized observance on October 11th that empowers girls and amplifies their voices. Like its adult version, International Women’s Day, which we found out is celebrated on March 8th, International Day of the Girl Child acknowledges the importance, power, and potential of adolescent girls by encouraging the opening up of more opportunities for them.

At the same time, International Girl Child Day is designated to eliminate gender-based challenges that little girls face around the world, including child marriages, poor learning opportunities, violence, and discrimination. To eliminate such discriminations Scholaroo has resources for scholarships from around the world for young girls to support their future.

The theme for this year’s aptly named “Day of the Girl Child” as it is also known, is “Digital generation. Our generation”.” It” which provides a platform for the global community to understand the disadvantages girls face online. 

here is a fun fact for you. 2.2 billion people under the age of 25 do not have internet access, with the majority being girls. International Girl Child Day seeks to celebrate the lot of girls as compared to the role of boys in many cultures, where the male of our species has better access to education and opportunities by virtue of being male.

One out of four girls is unemployed, uneducated, or untrained as compared to one in every ten boys, and these are worldwide statistical records. Although we have reached a point that we recognize International Girl Child Day as International Girls’ Day, much still needs to be done to improve lives for girls.

Since December 19, 2011, International Girl Child Day has been celebrated as an “International Girl Child Day” or just “International Girls’ Day”. In the UN General Assembly, a resolution was passed which declared October 11th as a day to honor the girls.  

Calling out for the rights of women and girls was first achieved by the Beijing Declaration in 1995 at the World Conference on Women in Beijing. In the history of the world, International Girl Child Day was the first-ever blueprint to have identified the need for addressing issues faced by adolescent girls all around the world.

International Day of the Girl Child began as part of the international, non-governmental organization Plan International’s campaign “Because I am a Girl.” Plan International is a non-government organization which works in around 70 Countries worldwide.

Plan spearheaded the campaign in 2007 which was aimed to spread awareness on the need of nurturing girls globally and especially in developing Countries where conditions are poorer. The campaign was designed to nurture girls especially in developing Countries, promote their rights, and bring them out of poverty.

International Day of the Girl Child was born as an idea during the campaign and grew into practice when its representatives requested the Canadian federal government to seek a coalition of supporters. Eventually, the United Nations became involved.

In the 1995 World Conference on Women in Beijing, Countries adopted an action plan to support women rights and to safeguard the future of young girls internationally. With the initiative of Plan International, and other bodies also raising their voice in support of girls and women protection, it gained greater traction.

It was then formally proposed by Canada to be passed as a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly. Consequently, on December 19th, 2011, the U.N. General Assembly successfully adopted the resolution of recognizing October 11th, 2012, as the inaugural day of International Day of the Girl Child, which was specifically centered around the grave issue of child marriages.

Each year, International Girl Child Day is observed with a unique theme. The inaugural theme was ending child marriage.  Since then, International Girl Child Day has been celebrated around the world and different initiatives for girl and women empowerment have gained momentum, and each year’s theme highlights issues girls face. 

Its verdict beautifully describes the true empowerment of the girl child who’s as critical to economic growth as boys. International Girl Child Day recognizes that the meaningful participation of girls in decisions that affect their lives is the key to break the cycle of discrimination and violence and empower young ladies to become inspirited, free women of tomorrow.

How to Observe International Girl Child Day

1. International Day of the Girl Child has had a specified theme each year ever since its first observance. Find out what the theme for the year is and participate actively in it by launching campaigns on Social Media using the hashtag #BrighterFutureForGirls.
2. If you have the means today make girls around you feel special not only on their birthdays or a special date but everyday of the year but do something extra special on How to Observe International Girl Child Day .
3. Appreciate your adolescent daughter, sister, or any other young lady in your life by giving them a token of your appreciation and by empowering them in any way you can think of.
4. Strong, disciplined men need to nurture these girls who will soon transition into womanhood. So go ahead, and join your girls in their campaigns to spread awareness on gender-based inequality and violence.

Facts About The Life Of Girls That You Didn’t Know

1. Did you know around 33,000 girls are married off every day around the world?
2. An estimated 340,000 girls and young women are infected with the HIV Virus every year and currently more than 3 million girls and young women are living with HIV all over the world.
3. Around 44% of the girls between 15 to 19 years of age think it’s okay for a husband to beat his wife. Which we know it isn’t and we need to do what we cant to sop it.
4. Girls between five to 14 spend more than 28 hours doing manual labor, which is twice the time spent by boys.
5. 96% of girls are shamelessly trafficked for sexual exploitation.

Why International Girl Child Day is Important

1. Amid the noise of Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, and even Women’s Day, calling out for the rights of little girls who are silently oppressed around the world is an outstanding step. It is on International Girls Day we get to appreciate the lassies who lighten up our world.
2. It should be known that an educated and skilled woman is far more effective in preventing infant mortality, is proven to take care of the house more sophisticatedly, and hence contribute more to Society than an uneducated, unskilled, socially abused woman.
3. Deeply entrenched issues and problematic mindsets that have been passed on for generations have made gender-based discrimination and oppression threateningly common in every household, particularly in developing Countries. International Day of the Girl Child seeks to eliminate the tragic predicaments of little girls around the world.
4. Empowered girls grow up to be empowered women Adolescence is a critical point in every person’s life and it determines the trajectory of girls’ lives, which is why caring for girls in their youth benefits all. If girls are empowered at a vulnerable age, they can mature into liberated, wise women of the future. As a society, we all win.
5. All the initiatives taken to nurture girls have been a direct consequence of spreading awareness in the Society. Celebrating International Girl Child Day is Important and internationally gives a platform to those underprivileged girls to raise their voice and demand equality of rights, education, and health
6. International Girl Child Day gives them a forum to talk about the violence they are subjected to, and voice their pleas to end this cruelty. Our efforts in raising their voice will help them grow and be free of this inequality.