Girls are lionesses: for a world in equality on International Girl's Day

Today the worldwide is celebrated International Girl's Day. Many do not understand why there is a special day for them, and hopefully it was not necessary, but there is still a long way to go for girls to achieve equality in society at all levels. There are many girls and young people who do not have the opportunity to make decisions about their life, and that is why a special day is needed to remember the potential they have, that they are worth and that will change the world in the future.

International Plan has launched this year to celebrate the day of the girl the great campaign #UnaLeonaEnElCongreso, and we join it with # LasNiñasSonLeonas, because you have to make them see that they are strong and brave to get what they set.

A world in equality for them

Unfortunately, in many parts of the world girls are more vulnerable just because they were born girls, which confronts them with a world of inequality. In many countries, girls and adolescents cannot access education (the education of boys is prioritized) and are defenseless against atrocities such as child marriage, sexual and physical violence, trafficking, genital mutilation ...

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A day like today is necessary to fight for girls and young women around the world to have more and more power in society, can access education and work on equal terms and be respected in all institutions and at all levels.

"Investing in girls' education offers them freedom to fulfill their dreams," Nazareth Mateos, gender specialist at Unicef ​​Spanish Committee ”

We want #UnaLeonaEnElCongreso

To commemorate the Day of the Girl, a great lioness has guarded since yesterday the doors of the Congress next to the two lions. They wanted to look for a symbol that represents today's women and inspires those of tomorrow, girls and young women.

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The NGO has launched the campaign Girls get equal fight for real equality, participate actively in society and give voice to girls so that they feel heard, valued and free, without the enormous discriminatory barriers still existing.

"We are losing enormous potential, it is not just a matter of rights, of vulnerability, but of the ability of these girls to transform the world," Concha López, International Plan.