UN agencies came together to honor Int. Girl's Day. The presentations focused on child marriage, a human rights violation that impacts all aspects of a girl's life.
Key Points raised by the panelists were: a rights-based approach should be taken towards educating girls; gender must not be a factor to deny this basic right.
Home and community education is vital in eliminating the scourge of child marriage. Promoting the use of social media, in its best form, can create awareness and spread information on how to protect girls. The event ended with a Project Girl Performance acting out "Girl Power" showing the need for girls joining together to resist threats of any nature against their person.
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