{"id":239900,"date":"2022-10-13T04:48:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T02:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=122791"},"modified":"2022-10-13T04:48:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T02:48:16","slug":"girls-rights-girls-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/girls-rights-girls-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Girls\u2019 Rights, Girls\u2019 Future!"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/girls-rights-girls-future.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/girls-rights-girls-future.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=122792\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-122792 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/girls-rights-girls-future.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-122792 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/girls-rights-girls-future.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\">International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) 2022 has arrived! AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will hold \u201cOur Rights, Our Future\u201d-themed events worldwide that will educate and empower girls to succeed by taking control of their health!<\/p>\n<p>At least 129 million girls worldwide are not attending school, an issue exacerbated by inadequate access to menstrual hygiene products and facilities. COVID-19 lockdowns also caused higher rates of gender-based violence, while teenage pregnancies skyrocketed during the pandemic. In sub-Saharan Africa, six in seven new HIV infections among adolescents aged 15\u201319 years are among girls, and girls and young women aged 15\u201324 years are twice as likely to be living with HIV than young men.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the International Day of the Girl Child, we stand with girls worldwide by holding \u2018Our Rights, Our Future\u2019 events. We also urge governments and stakeholders to implement policies and programs that even the playing field for young women and girls by ensuring equal access to quality health care, education, and economic opportunities,\u201d said Loretta Wong, Deputy Chief of Global Advocacy and Policy for AHF. \u201cGirls and young women are disproportionately affected by HIV and many other issues surrounding public health, which is why AHF is committed to working harder than ever to help ensure they have every opportunity to thrive with the help of programs like Girls Act. IDGC 2022 is the perfect commemoration to give them the empowerment tools they need to take charge of their health and meet their full potential!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AHF launched the successful Girls Act program in Africa in 2016, which has expanded to 33 countries across Africa, Latin America, Asia and Europe. Learn more about the program by watching a touching documentary that follows several Girls Act members and shows how they thrive and bravely win their battles against HIV.<\/p>\n<p>IDGC is observed annually on October 11 to promote girls\u2019 rights and bring awareness to the challenges they face. This IDGC, AHF country teams will hold \u201cOur Rights, Our Future\u201d events around the world to bring girls together through fun, educational and empowering sessions. Advocates will address menstrual health management, age-appropriate comprehensive sexual education, staying in school, avoiding unplanned pregnancy, building self-confidence, and many other vital issues for girls and their health.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views since 1 July 2022:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">109<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/girls-rights-girls-future\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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