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Girl Voices

November 24, 2023

My UNGA Journey: Empowering Adolescent Girls on the Global Stage

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by Misati, AGIP Girl Advisor 2023 

I am Misati, an adolescent girl from Kenya associated with the Northern Women Empowerment Initiative (NOWEI) Kenya. Thanks to the support of AMPLIFY Girls and the Adolescent Girls Investment Plan (AGIP), I had the incredible opportunity to participate in events at the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly and related meetings held in New York from 15 – 23 September 2023. 

In today’s world, we are confronted with numerous crises, issues, and conflicts.

Amid all these challenges, adolescent girls and young women, who have often been marginalized throughout their lives, continue to silently endure without the hope of change; in fact, their situations seem to be deteriorating. 

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October 11, 2023

Ellas quieren y, sobre todo, tienen derecho a aprender l Girls want to and, most importantly, have the right to learn!

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By Paola, AGIP Girl Advisor (2023-2024)

Al momento de experimentar mi menarquia (primera menstruación), la única “información” de la que disponía eran los conocimientos básicos transmitidos por mi madre sobre la forma de colocar una toalla sanitaria y la duración aproximada de la menstruación. Ella, como muchas mujeres, no contaba con información más detallada sobre la salud y la gestión menstrual. Leer más….

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August 12, 2023

International Youth Day 2023 

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The need for holistic shifts towards more sustainable development practices has been urgent for decades now, but the collective efforts on green transition have remained slower than needed.  

The first International Youth Day (IYD) was observed in the year 2000 and since then, the world has continued to celebrate IYD every year on 12th of August to recognise and forefront the innovative leadership of young activists.  

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