International Day of the Girl Stories

Nowhere to run: How girls escaping harm still find themselves in unsafe spaces
Charity Kilei  |  Oct 11, 2025

But the reality remains grim. While SHOFCO’s safe houses provide essential resources for healing, counselling and education, their ability to care for...

Bold, diverse and unstoppable: Girls speak out amid a world in crisis
UN News  |  Oct 11, 2025

Nafisa from Ghana, 16, spoke up for girls “whose dreams are shaken by crisis”, such as a friend in a nearby village who had to leave school after conf...

International Day of the Girl: UNICEF highlights increased risks for girls amid crisis
Charity Kilei  |  Oct 11, 2025

This year's theme, The Girl I Am, The Change I Lead, as the world marks 30 years since the Beijing Declaration, the world's blueprint for gender equal...

Calls for urgent action on teen pregnancies as Kenya marks Day of the Girl
Charity Kilei  |  Oct 11, 2024

A major barrier to girls' education remains the inadequate allocation of sanitary towels. 

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