Uniting To Lift The Girl Up

By Kathryn Neal


Girl up is an initiative of the United Nations Foundation. It is geared towards offering American girls the chance to become world leaders. They are encouraged to use their compassion and energy to make the world aware of the programs run by the United Nations. The programs they are engaged in highlight the plight of adolescent girls in areas that are difficult to reach.

The aim of this initiative is to expose the health, education, protection, insignificance and limited ability accorded to such girls. The programs are run in all parts of the world. These challenges affect about 600 million girls of adolescent age. The situation is worst in developing countries. The campaign seeks to pull individuals and resources towards achieving a common goal of changing their lives.

The understanding is that these girls have dreams of their own and about their families, are talented and very bright. Their potential is threatened by prevailing circumstances. These circumstances make access to basic amenities like school and health care impossible. They also feel left out in decision making even when the issues affect them directly.

This environment is leads to an escalation of the ills and the situation gets worse by the day. They cannot access education. This is evident in reduced enrollment which can leads to child marriages. The children are at risk of early pregnancies and eventual young motherhood. The situation gets complex because what happened to the mother befalls the daughter.

The solution to such challenges is envisaged to be contained in American girls. The aim is to use the spirit of giving, talking and getting involved that is intrinsic in each one of them. This is a generation that is informed and concerned about world issues. The girls are concerned about what is affecting ladies of their age in other parts of the world.

Other people are welcome to lead a hand through a number of ways. Inviting friends, colleagues and relatives and making them aware of this initiative is considered an effective entry point. The word about the girlafesto is supposed to spread to as many people as possible. People begin to take notice of such issues and are ready to do something.

Staying informed is another way of getting informed. Their website has a lot of information that can be downloaded for this purpose. The information includes activities organized by this movement with the girls and their welfare in mind. People are encouraged to invite other people to activities like walks, fundraisers and concerts. The events create a buzz around the issues and the community begins to take action from that point.

The organization has produced merchandise to be used in achieving the goals of the campaign. Individuals can buy t-shirts and tops with messages, jerseys, caps and such attire. The aim is to spread the message through visibility as well as raise some money to support related activities. Corporate organizations sponsor some of these initiatives.

The girl up campaign welcomes the participation of everyone through advocacy and taking a stand. Petitioning and supporting legislative agendas has helped the campaign make major gains. Sustaining the debate in as many global forums as possible is giving the initiative impetus. Even the smallest act can change the life of numerous girls facing marriage before the age of 15 years.




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