As we bring in the new year, I know each of you will continue to inspire change and champion girls’ rights fearlessly. Remember: there is power in your collective voice as young women and nothing can take that away from you.
Goodbye from Assembly 👋💛👋
27-year-old Tamana recounts her harrowing experience imprisoned by the Taliban, her life as a student and lawyer in Afghanistan, protesting in the streets of Kabul and trying to rebuild a life after leaving Afghanistan.
La activista Yanisbeth González Robinson explica por qué debemos reflejar las perspectivas de los pueblos indígenas en las soluciones climáticas.
Ainda bebê, Mariana de Andrade foi diagnosticada com surdez nos dois ouvidos. Hoje, é medalhista de natação e estuda fonoaudiologia para ajudar crianças a superar os desafios da perda auditiva.
काव्या कादिया बताती हैं कि कैसे एक युवा पाकिस्तानी शोधकर्ता के साथ आकस्मिक मुलाकात ने वैज्ञानिक अनुसंधान, समुदाय और महिला सशक्तिकरण पर उनके दृष्टिकोण को बदल दिया।
Read about these 10 girl-powered moments to celebrate on the Day of the Girl to see how girls and young women, just like you, are raising their voices and taking a stance.
Pashtana Durrani, Axana Soltan, and Freshta Karim are at the forefront of alternative learning initiatives for Afghan youth in the face of the girls’ ban on secondary education.
15-year-old Ahtyirahm Allen, writes about how her Ihuk ceremony, a coming-of-age tradition for young women, helped her gain a sense of power through her indigenous identity and embrace her power as a woman.
17-year-old activist Muzhda Akbari writes about growing up in Afghanistan and her hopes for the future.
Anna Lee shares how to better represent often overlooked members of theAsian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander community.
18-year-old student Chiara Longo writes about facing discrimination for hearing loss and what she wishes people knew.
14-year-old student Raquel Gonzalez writes about why educators need to listen to students’ opinions on how and what they want to learn.
17-year-old South African student Paballo Peege explains why schools need to include works by female writers in their English curriculums.
Raphaele Godinho antecipa o que vai mudar para as meninas e mulheres brasileiras agora que o Presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva está no cargo.
Raphaele Godinho anticipates what will change for Brazilian girls and women now that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is in office.
22-year-old Pakistani student Sheikh Sundus Zeeshan writes about her mom returning to the classroom 19 years later, as her classmate.
Everything you need to know about how to advocate for environmental sustainability and climate justice.
14-year-old student and girls’ education advocate Anya Sen talks to Ziauddin Yousafzai about the role fathers play in supporting their daughters’ activism.
La activista Joseline Velásquez Morales ayuda a las estudiantes a luchar por la legislación en contra del matrimonio infantil y a favor de la educación en salud sexual y reproductiva.