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This year`s theme for the International Day of the Girl is “My voice, our equal future” and we must say that we stand in awe of it. Looking back through history, we understand that with the declaration of the UN Decade for women in 1975, the wave of activities to ensure that woman had a fair and equitable place in society have skyrocketed. This milestone was proceeded by many women movements and the rise of various feminist groups grounded on the same foundation, the belief that women deserved better than they were getting. It should not be surprising to know or learn (for those who did not know), that the United Nations declared 11th October of every year the International Day of the Girl, with the first celebration of its kind taking place on 11th October 2012.

Anyone that was born in Africa before the 21st Century, clearly understands what it means for women to be not only restricted but also treated as second class citizens in society. Though we are currently living in a new era of empowerment, it is still common to find girls being denied the right to education because  their rightful place in society is in marriage and they should learn how to keep and maintain a home rather than waste school fees on education.  It is still common to find a woman who is denied a job because her sex makes her incapable of achieving as much as her male counterparts would. It is still ‘okay’ for a woman to keep her opinion to herself because it does not matter to anyone. Within the developing world, the issue of gender inequality has been identified to have adverse global effects and it is for that reason that SDG 5 stands for  Gender Equality,  because development without women is unattainable. In Uganda alone, 51% of the population is made up of women and the statistics in other countries relatively follow suit. Within Uganda`s agricultural sector, 2015 World Bank publication noted that women play a vital role in the sector and contribute more than average share of the crop labour in the region. So anyone would think that with that put into consideration, women would be granted equity in all affairs of the country and world.

“ My voice, our equal future ” It is such a beautiful and selfless theme. Women empowerment and advocacy for the girl child should never be a threat to men in society. If anything, it should be identified as an opportunity for collective development, collective contribution to financial advancement at all levels of the community and an opportunity for mutual agreement on a learned and informed basis. The restriction of the voice of the girl child begins with denying her the right to education, and it progresses on to denying her the freedom of speech and expression.

It is very disturbing to find an educated man calling women rights activist lazy. But it happens, when some individuals in society fail to embrace women empowerment and judge any woman who dares to disagree with them or question their authority, undisciplined, lazy and disrespectful.

The girl child should be taught how to use her voice and the boy child should be taught how to embrace empowered girls as equals and comrades rather than competitors and opposition. The future is too big for one gender to live in it alone, we must all be there. Likewise, we must all contribute to it. We must all cherish and nurture it because the future is our home tomorrow.

The future will never be beautiful if the girl child is not given room to fit into its standards and sometimes, that room means respecting her voice and her choice. The future will never be beautiful if the girls who would be mothers then are getting pregnant today. The futures will never be beautiful if the wives of tomorrow are being married off today. The future will never be beautiful enough if the counselors and team players that would support and back up visionary men tomorrow are made to believe that their opinion does not matter today. The future will never be beautiful if the visions and ideas that would solve certain global problems are killed and silenced today. The future is ours to nurture and to keep together for better.

“My voice, our equal future” Many times a girl`s voice has been misunderstood and her ‘no’ has been understood as a ‘yes’ and her ‘yes’ at times regarded as a ‘no.’ This creates a communication gap and where there is a loophole in communication, it is close to impossible to get anything done. You don’t believe? What if I tell you of the story of a nation that rose and  agreed  (communication) to build a high and strong tower, a tower high enough to reach heaven? This nation angered God and He confused their language so much that they could not understand themselves (loop in the communication) and they failed to build the tower. It is therefore important that as we rise to build the voice of the girl child, the society and community in which she lives is keen enough to listen to her and understand her. Otherwise, empowered girls, in a world of boys and men who are not empowered would also make development impossible, because instead of agreeing to resolve issues amicably, there would be argument and competition for power, dominion and authority.

All in all, we are all human beings and if we agree, then gender equality is attainable. So let`s get on the same page and agree that together we can. Let us agree that the girl child may not be as strong but is equally as important as the boy child. And finally, let us pledge to give an ear to her voice.

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My voice, our equal future

International Day of the Girl 2020

This week UNICEF announced the theme of this year’s International Day of the Girl (IDG): My Voice, Our Equal Future. A key moment for advocacy with and for girls, IDG 2020 presents an opportunity to reimagine a world shaped by the voice, vision and solutions of adolescent girls to drive progress towards a gender equal world.

As we commemorate 25 years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action – the global agenda for advancing the rights and empowerment of women and girls, everywhere - we are also invigorated by the launch of the multi-year, multi-partner campaign and movement for bold action on gender equality, Generation Equality. The needs and opportunities of adolescent girls and their solutions and actions are central to the movement.

In March, UNICEF launched A New Era for Girls: Taking stock of 25 years of progress , a joint report with Plan International and UN Women that reviews progress for girls, and lack of, over the last 25 years. Progress for adolescent girls specifically has not kept pace with the realities they face today, and COVID-19 has reinforced many of these gaps.

Let’s seize the opportunity to reimagine a better world inspired by adolescent girls – energized and recognized, counted and invested in. 

Theme: My voice, our equal future

International Day of the Girl (IDG) 2020- 11 October - is a key activation moment for all of us to raise up the diverse range of adolescent girls’ voices and actions for an equal future. Under the theme, My Voice, Our Equal Future , IDG 2020 will focus on reimagining a world shaped by adolescent girls’ voice, vision and solutions to:

• live free from gender-based violence, harmful practices, HIV/AIDS  
• learn new skills toward the futures they chose  
• lead as a generation of activists accelerating social change

Want to get involved? Here are just some of the ways you can join advocacy efforts this International Day of the Girl:

• Share stories of inspiring adolescent girls, groups of girls, girl-led organizations who are developing innovative solutions or leading efforts toward positive social change including gender equality in their communities and nations. Let’s collectively amplify their leadership, actions and impact to inspire others.
• Participate in a youth-led digital activation. Youth are developing a digital activism campaign on TikTok aiming to raise the diversity of girls’ voices and vision of a reimagined future. Stay tuned for information in September of how to get involved in the challenge and spread the activation among your networks.
• Use the IDG 2020 communications toolkit to be shared in September to advocate shared key messages, raise awareness and demand actions from stakeholders and decision-makers.
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My Voice, Our Equal Future

On the International Day of the Girl (11 October), Kenyatta University joins the UN Women in observing the International Day of the Girl Child.  Marked on 11 October Since 2012, the day promotes girls' human rights, highlights gender inequalities that remain between girls and boys and addresses the various forms of discrimination and abuse suffered by girls around the world. This year’s theme “My voice, our equal future” highlights the need for girls to speak, and be heard especially in seizing opportunities for a better world. The “loud speaking” theme calls for  an energized,  recognized, counted and invested -in the girl; who in turn speaks against inequalities in accessing  education, nutrition, legal rights, medical care, and protection from Sexual and Gender Based Violence, and harmful practices. The day is thus dedicated to celebrate the voices and power of girls, championing their rights worldwide, and reflecting on the challenges they continue to face for the mere fact of just being girls.

Over the years, Kenya has made great strides towards promoting and increasing girls and women’s participation in national development across the economic, political and social sectors. The government’s key goal within the Vision 2030 regarding women has been to reduce gender disparities by making fundamental changes in four areas, namely: opportunity, empowerment, capabilities and vulnerabilities.

Speaking at the International Conference on Population and Development Women Deliver 2019 Conference in Vancouver, Canada  in June  2019, H.E President Uhuru Kenyatta  said:  "I have deliberately undertaken initiatives aimed at promoting gender equality and empowerment of women and girls, as set in our development blueprint, Vision 2030”. Among  other things, the president highlighted  the 100%  transition from primary to secondary school target and the provision of sanitary towels to over 4 million girls in primary and secondary schools.  He said Kenya’s efforts are informed by the Sustainable Development Goals and Africa’s Agenda 2063 which recognize gender inequality as a challenge that has resulted in women facing disproportionate incidences of poverty, illiteracy and disease across Africa. On the  list of actions was the  call for the implementation of re-entry policies for teenage mothers and pregnant girls to continue with their education.

However, However, Coming from a background where majority of her culture has been male-dominated, strides in girls achievements are often harbored by  Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV)  and harmful annoying retrogressive cultural  practices, which quite often manifest themselves as FGM, child betrothal , teenage pregnancies  and early marriages amongst others. Covid 19 pandemic in particular has heightened gender inequalities as access to resources became compromised. In this note, numerous girls and women have suffered untold suffering as the pandemic progresses. On this note,  the UN Women, the United Nations entity  on 27 May, 2020  dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women,  the  Shadow Pandemic , that is, a public awareness campaign, focusing on the global increase in domestic violence amid the COVID-19 health crisis. The video  highlights the alarming upsurge in domestic violence during COVID-19 and delivers a vital message urging people to act to support women if they know or suspect someone is experiencing violence. The UN notes that when  households are placed under the increased strains that come from security, health and money worries, and cramped and confined living conditions, levels of domestic violence spike. Government authorities, women’s rights activists and civil society partners across the world are reporting significantly increased calls for help to domestic violence helplines and heightened demand for emergency shelter.

At Kenyatta University, the Centre for Gender Equity and Empowerment (CGEE) has  come up with a Technological Response to Sexual & Gender Based Violence (SBGV) in the form of an  Anti-Violence Android Mobile App. This in recognition that SGBV within Universities in Kenya continue to compromise gender equity/equality as well as learning. In Kenyatta University, addressing SGBV is often compromised by numerous loopholes related to confidentiality, protection of the dignity of survivors and disseminating appropriate information to and from survivors. Fragmented sections all dealing with it overwhelms already traumatized survivor(s) thereby creating confusion on where to access help, besides wasting valuable time. Such frustration deters service delivery as SGBV continues.

Observably, institutions have embraced mobile Applications as a way to enhance service delivery. While most students and staff have access to personal phones, the CGEE secured a grant in September 2019 from the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) See   https://www.acu.ac.uk/get-involved/60-stories-of-change/the-professor-using-tech-to-keep-staff-and-students-safe/       to develop an Android App. Staff & students can use the App even when they are away from the Campuses and access services through relevant referrals.  The App anonymously, efficiently and securely report SGBV cases to the CGEE, who analyses data and provide reports on submitted cases for further investigation. It is also used to sensitize students and general university community on Gender Issues, besides promoting the HeForShe Campaign. The App is available on Android Devices from Google Play via the link :  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ke.ac.ku.sgbv .  Its main features are:- Reporting - via the App or via SMS Short code; Get Help: Gives information on General Safety of  members of KU; Hotlines: Provides contact information where one can get help and News: To inform users of any news from the Centre

When reporting, data such as: gender, type of incident, location, details of the incident, contact, and image is collected. This data is stored securely and can be accessed by the Centre’s Administrators. The APP also gives the categories & sub-categories of SGBV cases  Gender Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault/Abuse, Sexual Exploitation, Defilement and Indecent Acts . It  is able to integrate with Short Code* Messaging in the following ways: Send a message from the App to the short code; Displays the Short code on the homepage; the back-end (database and storage is shared); The app is ready to add the short code once it has been procured. It also gives information on General Safety within the university, offers contact information to use in emergencies besides showing recent news from the CGEE, thereby advertising upcoming events. The App has taken the following measures to ensure privacy and security of data: Users have an option to remain anonymous; The data is store at the University’s servers and  can only be accessed by authorized person(s); there is a log-trail for anyone accessing the system’s dashboard and the Policy can be accessed via this link: http://ku.ac.ke/kuapp/privacy/

* As  the App was being developed, the Centre teamed up with the Women Researchers of Kenya (WERK) in  a project on “Safe Work Spaces for Women Staff at Kenyatta University” and jointly enhanced the App’s features by utilizing the Short-Code and Messaging.

Compiled By Prof. Grace Wamue-Ngare

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My Voice, Our equal future

My voice certainly isn't feeble, 

I shall protest for my rights and equal future to people. 

My voice is louder than a lion's roar, 

I was not just born to clean and mop the floor. 

My strength is certainly not weak, 

I can climb Mount Everest's peak.

Let me be free, 

Let me learn the four Vedas under a tree.

I demand my equal future, 

My dreams are not just humor.

Empower and educate me 

Let my dreams become reality. 

I am not weaker than a boy, 

Don't treat my life like a puppet toy.

Hear my voice making a change, 

Now gender equality shall start a new page.

What I want to convey:- 

By this poem, I want to convey that no girl is weak. Girls have their rights as they are a citizen of this world and should be treated like everyone else is. No one has the right to break her dreams. 

But, still gender inequality has a massive impact on our society. Educate and empower them. This inequality can ruin her future! It is not a toy that you can handle any way you want. Think about it. Is this democracy?

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“My Voice, Our Equal Future.”

Week 2 Theme - #dayofthegirl

"my voice, our equal future..

Every year on 11 October, the International Day of the Girl, UNICEF launches an annual campaign with girls to amplify their voices and stand up for their rights. This year, under the theme, “My voice, our equal future”, let’s seize the opportunity to reimagine a better world inspired by adolescent girls – energized and recognized, counted and invested in. This week we hone in on SDG 5 – Gender Equality. 

Listen to the story ‘Pink is for Boys’  found below in the Buncee. 

Create your own or class book or buncee story just like this week’s read aloud. You might even like to use https://app.bookcreator.com and upload to Wakelet. The Global Write team can’t wait to see your ideas of things girls and boys can play with matching the colours. We also can’t wait to see the creativity of the books created from the writing prompt this week. 

Prompt: Finish these sentences …

Watch below the video from CARE ( http://my.care.org ) 

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After watching the video and reading the meaning behind this week’s theme of International Day of the Girl it is time to write. Your challenge is  to use the 5 words provided to write a piece of writing that links to the theme. It can be a story, descriptive piece, a poem, a letter (Dear Girls….), any style of writing. Do not exceed 150 words. 

Your prompt :    future    girl/s    recognized     voice    equal 

All of these 5 words must be in your writing piece this week. Think about how your piece of writing could amplify the voices and stand up for girls all over the world. You may choose to make a video like the feature video from CARE to share your message. The Global Write team will look forward to seeing the creativity writers show, when sharing how important Gender Equality is in our world. Lets share the hashtag #dayofthegirl 

Important Message

You will notice that the prompts have no age category linked to them this week. There should be no boundary to what prompt teachers or learners choose to use. There is a Simple and Advanced prompt and it is by choice which one is chosen for learners to write with.

We hope you enjoy this weeks prompts and continue to support the achievement of SDG 5 – Gender Equality . 

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Women and Career “Our Voice, Our Equal Future” Essay Competition 2020

Deadline: September 30, 2020

Entries are invited for the Women and Career “Our Voice, Our Equal Future” Essay Competition 2020 . Are you a young girl between 12-19 years? Do you have an opinion on what your future should be like? Can you lend your voice towards creating a sustainable future for yourself and other generation of young girls? Here is your chance to make this happen!

The WnC Essay Competition, organized by Women and Career Organization, is an opportunity for Secondary School girls between the ages 12-19 to share their ideas and viewpoints with the world at large. All you have to do is write on the topic: The Future We Want: The Time is Now .

• Winner: $50 and a hardcopy book of Be Fearless by Jane Egerton-Idehen.
• 1st runner-up: $30 and a hardcopy book of Be Fearless by Jane Egerton-Idehen.
• 2nd runner-up: $20 and a hardcopy book of Be Fearless by Jane Egerton-Idehen.

Eligibility

• Open to all 12-19 year old girls from all countries.
• Essays should not exceed 750 words in length.
• All essays must be in English and must be in word or PDF document format.
• Only one entry per applicant.
• Attach a passport photograph.

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International Day of the Girl 2020: “My voice, our equal future”

The International Day of the Girl Child, celebrated on October 11, 2020, demands attention towards the specific challenge’s girls face, to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights. This year, the theme is ‘my voice, our equal future,’ aimed at garnering the diverse voices around the world of individuals who come together as a community.

This year also marks 25 years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action – regarded as the most progressive document for the rights of women and girls on a global scale . The document discusses 12 specific areas needing particular focus to reach equality including accessing education, health care, involvement in political discourse and a life free from violence.

One notable highlight in the 25 years on, is the number of out-of-school girls has dropped by 79 million in the last two decades, from 208 million in 1998 to 129 million today. (March 2020).

There has been monumental progress for many individual women across the world over - but - we still have work to do to translate Beijing’s commitments into widespread systematic, structural, and transformative change.

“ Women’s rights are human rights, and human rights are women’s rights ”

The day of the girl celebrates the potential every young girls has. When supported during these impactful, adolescent years, empowered girls become powerful entrepreneurs, mentors, household heads, political leaders and mothers. 

Midaye is invested in the young women and girls in our community.

We have witnessed the linear path between success in education to a positive future and as a source of cultivating self-pride and self-confidence. We offer weekly education support to students, assisting them in subjects like English, maths and science. These sessions are small in numbers, offering a safe space, focussed on highlighting on individual skills and talents.

Twice a week, we host a debate club, a friendly space honing critical thinking, listening skills, public speaking skills and how to best articulate ones’ idea.  

On Monday afternoons, we have a peer support group for 15-20-year olds girls, designed to learn while ensuring plenty of laughter. So far, our sessions have included poetry writing, self-confidence and self-awareness discussions, drama workshops and goal setting. We plan to celebrate the international Day of the Girl on October 12th with knowledge sharing about issues members of the group are passionate about.

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