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** WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE
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Contents:
* In the words of Dorcas Amakobe: “We take girls when they are nine years old and give them a chance to be bold”
* Photo essay: Syrian women in Jordan share stories of war and hope
* The Generation Equality Forum – Save the date!
* From where I stand: “Girls need to believe in themselves”




** In the words of Dorcas Amakobe: “We take girls when they are nine years old and give them a chance to be bold” ([link removed])
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Jul 25, 2019 02:48 pm
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Dorcas Amakobe is the Executive Director of “Moving the Goalposts”, a sport for development organization based Kilifi, a coastal town in Kenya. As part of a UN Women programme funded by the Government of Japan on enhancing women’s active participation in prevention of violent extremism in Kenya, the organization ran a project that provided livelihood skills training and helped build financial independence of young women engaged in its sport programme to build their resilience.
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** Photo essay: Syrian women in Jordan share stories of war and hope ([link removed])
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Jul 23, 2019 03:26 pm
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The women enrolled in the UN Women’s Oasis programme in the Za’atari and Azraq refugee camps share their stories of escape from conflict and their journeys to becoming the empowered women they are today.
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** The Generation Equality Forum – Save the date! ([link removed])
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Jul 23, 2019 01:08 pm
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The Generation Equality Forum is a global gathering for gender equality, convened by UN Women and co-chaired by France and Mexico, with the leadership and partnership of civil society. The Forum will kick-off in Mexico City, Mexico, on 7-8 May 2020 and culminate in Paris, France, on 7-10 July 2020.
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** From where I stand: “Girls need to believe in themselves” ([link removed])
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Jul 22, 2019 01:38 pm
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Wilma Riziki Kazunguis learned to play football as a teenager. Today she is an entrepreneur and a football coach from Kilifi, Kenya.
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