Nothing Can Stop Me From…

Today we are celebrating the International Day of the Girl Child.

Nearly 25 years ago, some 30,000 women and men from nearly 200 countries arrived in Beijing, China for the Fourth World Conference on Women, determined to recognize the rights of women and girls as human rights. The conference culminated in the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: the most comprehensive policy agenda for the empowerment of women.

This year, under the theme, ” GirlForce: Unscripted and Unstoppable”, we will celebrate achievements by, with and for girls since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

Being in secondary school is already a large achievement for a South Sudanese girl; in 2018 there were 156,085 girls enrolled in Primary 1 (P1) but only 5,272 in Secondary 4 (S4).

We went down to Juba Girls’ Secondary School to ask girls what they are fighting for, using the hashtag #NothingCanStopMeFrom.

Categorised in: GESS Events, Girls' Education