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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD 2021 - DIGITAL GENERATION, OUR GENERATION
October 11, 2021
The INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD is celebrated annually to empower and amplify the voices of young girls around the world.
No doubt there are so many issues confronting the girl child today, from early or forced marriage, to teenage pregnancy, illiteracy, domestic servitude, child labour, child trafficking, female genital mutilation and all forms of sexual violence especially rape, defilement, etc. Against all these, girls remain strong, determined, creative, focused and are a fundamental source of transformational change for gender equality. Technology is definitely a crucial tool to support their work, activism and leadership
In observance of this special day for girls all over the world, apart from standing against all forms of discrimination and sexual and gender based violence affecting girls, WOMEN’S CONSORTIUM OF NIGERIA (WOCON) calls for equal access to the internet and digital devices for girls and advocates for girls’ inclusion in technology and innovation so that our generation of girls especially in Africa and across developing nations can become a digital generation indeed!
There is NO digital revolution without girls and although the covid 19 pandemic has accelerated platforms for learning and connecting, yet about 2.2 billion people below the age of 25 still do not have access to internet (UNICEF). Girls will definitely form a large percentage of this!
Against these setbacks, WOCON continues to stand against all forms of violence against girls and joins the United Nations Agencies, the civil society and the rest of the world to wish girls everywhere, HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD!
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HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD 2021
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