"Girl Child is the Sweetest blessing & Most beautiful Creation of God! " Happy International Girls Child Day!

The first International Day of the Girl was observed in 2012. It began as a project of Plan International, a non-governmental organization that operates worldwide. The idea for the day grew out of Plan International's Because I Am a Girl campaign, which is widely popular for raising awareness of the importance of nurturing girls globally.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS:

• The theme for this year's International Day of the Girl is 'Digital generation, Our generation'. It focuses on the gender digital divide in connectivity, devices, and their use, skills, and jobs.
• You can be a part of this year's International Day of the Girl Child by sharing stories, writing a blog, or sharing videos of inspiring adolescent girls who have done remarkable things in various fields of life.
• You can start a short social media campaign to raise funds for underprivileged girls or you could just educate your friends and followers by sharing some facts and statistics about young girls.

International Day of the Girl Child is also called the Day of the Girls or International Day of the Girl. It is an observance day declared by the United Nation to amplify the voices of young girls around the world and increase awareness of issues faced by them.

The observation supports more opportunities for girls and increases awareness about gender equality faced by girls based on their gender.

The equality includes areas such as access to education, nutrition, legal rights, medical care, and protection from discrimination.

The day also "reflects the successful emergence of girls and young women as a distinct cohort in development policy, programming, campaigning, and research.

The first International Day of the Girl was observed in 2012. It began as a project of Plan International, a non-governmental organization that operates worldwide.

The idea for the day grew out of Plan International's Because I Am a Girl campaign, which is widely popular for raising awareness of the importance of nurturing girls globally.

Later, the International Day of Girls was formally proposed as a resolution by Canada in the United Nations General Assembly. And on December 19, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly voted to pass a resolution adopting October 11, 2012, as the inaugural International Day of Girls.

THEME:

The theme for this year's International Day of the Girl is 'Digital generation, Our generation'. It focuses on the gender digital divide in connectivity, devices, and their use, skills, and jobs.

The UN website says, "It is an inequity and exclusion gap across geographies and generations that is our challenge to address if the digital revolution is to be for all, with all, by all. Let’s seize the momentum to drive action and accountability of GEF commitments made, for and with girls to achieve a bold vision of bridging the digital gender divide."

“Girls know their digital realities and the solutions they need to excel on their diverse pathways as technologists for freedom of expression, joy, and boundless potential. Let’s amplify the diversity of these tech trailblazers while simultaneously widening the pathways so that every girl, this generation of girls – regardless of race, gender, language, ability, economic status and geographic origin – lives their full potential,” it adds.

GET INVOLVED:

You can be a part of this year's International Day of the Girl Child by sharing stories, writing a blog, or sharing videos of inspiring adolescent girls who have done remarkable things in various fields of life.

You can start a short social media campaign to raise funds for underprivileged girls or you could just educate your friends and followers by sharing some facts and statistics about young girls.

For example - Worldwide and collectively, girls ages 5 to 14 spend more than 160 million hours more on household chores than boys of the same age do, Raise your Voice Against Child Molestation, Girl Child trafficking and much more malpractices & make this world safer for Girls.