Nearly 25 years ago, some 30000 women and men from 200 countries arrived in Bejing, China for the 4th world conference on women, determined to recognize the rights of women and girls as human rights. The Beijing declaration and platform for action is most progressive for advancing the rights of not only women but girls. Now nearly 25 years later, due to platform action remains powerful foundation for assessing progress a powerful foundation for assessing progress on gender equality
Since 2012 has been marked as the international day of girl. All over the world international day of girl is meant to promote the empowerment of young girls and the fulfillment of their basic human rights like education, Skill enhancement required for the girl child today. So she enters the workforce fully skilled, up-to –date with the technology and digitalization so 11th October has been marked as international day of girls.
In India, the day is celebrated as National Girls Day themed as ‘Empowering girls for a brighter Tomorrow’. Child sex ratios and creating a healthy and safe environment for a girl child.
Hariyana and Rajasthan would be awarded for its good performance for “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao”. Andhra Pradesh would be celebrating a weeklong event on the occasion of girl child day. It would include awareness programmes, self defense training, child literacy etc.
At this day various advertisement are run by government on the television channels local newspapers, radio stations and through the message of “Save the Girl Child”. In our country female literacy rate is still 53% and 1/3 of the youngster girls are malnourished. So,
“Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” Save Girl Child. Empowering Girls for a BRIGHTER Tomorrow