EMPOWERED GIRLS = BRIGHTER FUTURE! By Julie Pascault (Content and Images Courtesy of AHF)
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here’s no better time than on International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) to honor girls by working to keep them healthy and help them succeed – and even amid COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions, AHF country teams held virtual and socially-distanced live events where possible to support girls from around the globe!
presented officials with high priority issues affecting young women and girls, including adequate water and restroom facilities in schools, free sanitary pads, and the need for legislation to lower the age of consent to provide more girls with increased access to sexual and reproductive health services.
Three Girls Act members from the Abuja chapter
Elsewhere in Africa, girl leaders from a school in Malawi attended discussions on female empowerment and staying safe within their communities – the Girls Act team also created an impactful video that was shared throughout the country. Young women and girls in Sierra Leone took to the airwaves and relayed important messages as panelists and studio guests on the country’s flagship
AHF Nigeria staff and Girls Act members meet with parliament on pressing issues affecting young women and girls.
Girls Act peer leader Farida Omenge reiterates to members of parliament the tie between access to reusable sanitary pads and keeping girls in school.
AHF Nigeria kicked things off early for IDGC 2020 by organizing an advocacy session with parliament that resulted in a partnership with the House of Representatives Committee on HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria Control.
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