World International Day Of The Girl Child: “With Her: A Skilled Girl Force”

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Today's generation of girls are preparing to enter a world of work that is being transformed by innovation and automation. Educated and skilled workers are in great demand, but roughly a quarter of young people – most of them female – are currently neither employed nor in education nor training.

One billion young people – including 600 million adolescent girls – that will enter the workforce in the next decade. More than 90 per cent of those living in developing countries will work in the informal sector, in jobs that are not regulated or protected, and where low or no pay, abuse and exploitation are common. The most disadvantaged girls, including those in rural areas and those with disabilities, have even less access to decent work. 

“Just like boys, girls can become doctors, lawyers, we can do anything if we have the support. We just want to have the same opportunities.”

Fatima Ansari, Pakistan

Right now, many girls are not developing the skills they will need to secure decent work later in life. Ten per cent of primary-aged girls are out of school. Many more are not able to progress to secondary school and need support developing basic skills in reading and math.

Read more https://www.unicef.org/gender-equality/international-day-of-the-girl-2018  

Child Mental Wellness

We pay attention to a lot of things about our children; their body, their studies, their playmates etc, but little attention is paid to their mentality.
How well do you know your child's mental state? What does she/he think about when alone or with friends? How does he/she relate with others compared to you? What kind of personality does he/she exhibit? Is he/she growing mentally? Do you pressurize him/her; academically, morally, spiritually, etc.


 These and more are questions every parent should be able to provide (near) accurate responses to.

Did you know? That:
- Around 70% and 80%of children that suffer abuse develop a mental health problem (Soma & Psy network)
- Malnutrition or an unbalanced diet makes children more vulnerable in developing a physical or mental illness (Soma & Psy network)
- Children that live in poverty in cities experience a higher level of depression and anxiety than the average urban pollution (Soma & Psy network)
- 50% of mental health problems are established by age 14 and 75% by age 24 (Mental health foundation, UK)
- 10% of children and young people (aged 15-16) have a clinically diagnosable mental problem yet 70% of them have not had appropriate interventions at sufficient  early age (Mental health foundation, UK)

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