The Annual International Day of the Girl

Adolescent girls have the right to a safe, educated, and healthy life, not only during these critical formative years, but also as they mature into women. If effectively supported during the adolescent years, girls have the potential to change the world – both as the empowered girls of today and as tomorrow’s workers, mothers, entrepreneurs, mentors, household heads, and political leaders.

On December 19, 2011, United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.

The International Day of the Girl Child focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights.

S.T.R.A.W. Inc ™ Center for Young Women © has been celebrating The Annual International Day of The Girl ® child every year in October since 2012 with adolescent girls from various public and private primary and junior high schools throughout New Providence and the Family Islands.  The one day event brings an awareness of the issues adolescent and teen girls face around the world and also encourages bahamian girls to challenge the status quo by recreating the idea of what it means to be a girl.