{"id":6964,"date":"2020-10-07T08:54:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T08:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flotsport.org\/?p=6964"},"modified":"2020-10-14T11:38:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T11:38:48","slug":"united-nations-international-day-of-the-girl-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flotsport.org\/index.php\/2020\/10\/07\/united-nations-international-day-of-the-girl-child\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations International Day of the Girl Child \u2013 11th October"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"modal-ready\"><p><em>\u201cBecause I was brave enough to convince my parents to let me go to school instead of getting married, I\u2019m able to do what I love the most \u2013 study.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Janaki Sah, 14, from Nepal &#8211;\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/gender-equality\/international-day-girl-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UNICEF<\/a><\/strong>, 2020)<\/p>\n<p>On 11<sup>th<\/sup> October, join us in celebrating the International Day of the Girl Child! Every year on this date, UNICEF launches a campaign to give girls all over the world a platform to be heard and an opportunity to stand up for their rights.<\/p>\n<p>Worldwide, almost 1 in 4 girls are neither employed or in education in comparison to almost 1 in 10 boys of the same age. This is only one of many statistics which highlights the necessity of the FLOT project, amongst many others, which are aiming to empower girls and women to lead from the front and pave the way for the next generations.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s theme is <u>\u201cMy Voice, Our Equal Future<\/u>\u201d and the focus will be on the following key challenges:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Living Free from gender-based violence, harmful practices, HIV and AIDS<\/li>\n<li>Learn new skills towards the futures they choose<\/li>\n<li>Lead as a generation of activists accelerating social change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you would like more information on the International Day of the Girl Child, please visit the following page which provides more information and helpful resources\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/observances\/girl-child-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.un.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Christmas countdown is officially on! 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