Happy International Women’s Day, Friend!
Today, we’re celebrating the achievements of girls around the world. Every day they face barriers to their education, health and livelihoods. Yet they continue to strive for equity and success with help from UNICEF’s vital programs. Because of supporters like you, we’re able to dedicate significant resources to helping girls reach their full potential. |
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Dipali, 17, was forced to drop out of school in Bangladesh when her parents couldn’t pay the fees. She has returned to learning with the help of instructors in the UNICEF-funded Skills4Girls program where she is being taught the technological skills to repair mobile phones. |
| Angela and her friends from Uganda narrowly avoided female genital mutilation (FGM) in Kenya. UNICEF-supported counselors
intervened to educate them on the harmful consequences of FGM — a practice that at least 200 million women and girls worldwide have been subjected to. |
| At the age of 4, Parwana weighed just 20 pounds and barely had strength to lift her head when her mom brought her to a UNICEF-supported health clinic in Afghanistan,
where she was treated with Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food. UNICEF plans to treat 875,000 severely malnourished children in Afghanistan in 2023, including girls like Parwana. |
| In South Sudan, UNICEF distributes menstrual supply kits to girls like Elizabeth,
17, and repairs boreholes and latrines in schools so students don’t have to stay home when they are menstruating. |
This International Women’s Day, take a moment to reflect on the women and girls who inspire you — those you know personally and those whose stories have touched you. Thank you for continuing to do your part to support their futures.
Read more about UNICEF’s programs to support girls. |
