Girl Summit, London, UK 2014
Girl Summit 2014, hosted by the UK Government and UNICEF in London in July 2014, built partnerships and galvanized the global movements to end Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM). The (ADF) is proud to share that Mr. Dinesh Gajendran, the founder of ADF and Kezlin Dharshini was selected as a Youth panel Speakers in Girls summit 2014. The Girls Summit horonered the great people and achievers in the world such as Frieda pinto, David Cameron, Malala, Desmond, UNICEF and UK parliamentarians, UN Women, Government of Nepal, Pakistan, India, Newzealand, Bangladesh, and such other organizations.
On 22 July 2014, the UK Government hosted the first Girl Summit, aimed at mobilizing domestic and international efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) within a generation in association with UNICEF, where the event had a participation of 60+governments pledged to end CEFM and FGM. Mr. Dinesh Gajendran and Kezlin Dharshini has participated in the High Level #YouthforChange@Girl Summit event as Panel Speaker with Lynne Featherstone-Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,UK Govt; Francesca Moneti – Senior Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF; Hannah Pool-The Gaurdian; Leyla Hussein–Psychotherapist, campaigner and founder of Daughters of Eve. On behave of , the suggestion gave to the Girls Summit is that ADF will aim to teach about adolescent health issues and civic citizenship for rural girls in India. Followed by this event, as a proud signatory organization of Girls Summit, hosted The Princess summit in India.
(ADF) a youth led and youth focused social organization which concentrates on the development of the youth sector in the theme “Develop Youth for Development”. It is founded by Mr. Dinesh Gajendran, catalyst executive Director of . He is an MBA graduate in 2011 is widely popular in delivering youth development and life skills projects to rural areas in and around Vellore. The objective is to support the less privileged children in education, women empowerment, empowering the young people in rural areas. aims to concentrate on the women empowerment and in order to that it has conducted many programmes in schools such as The Princess summit, Challenge India.
About Girls summit 2014
The Girl Summit took place on 22 July, kick starting a global movement to end child, early and forced marriage and FGM for all girls within a generation. Doing this will help preserve girls’ childhoods, promote their education, reduce their exposure to violence and abuse, and allow them to fulfill their potential in life.
Child, early and forced marriage affects millions of girls every year. One in three girls in developing countries is married by the age of 18. Some are as young as eight. Girls who marry young have babies while still children, putting them at risk of death or suffering for the rest of their lives. They are more likely to be poor and stay poor.
In the UK, hundreds of girls risk being forced into marriage, violating their human rights. Forced marriage victims can suffer physical, psychological, emotional, financial and sexual abuse.
Female genital mutilation (FGM) removes a girl’s right to have control over her own body. Traditionally considered essential for marriage and inclusion in the community, it is an extreme and violent way in which girls are controlled and disempowered. It can result in a lifetime of pain and difficulty in childbirth. Trends suggest at least 30 million girls will be at risk over the next decade – with more than 20,000 at risk in the UK every year.
Everyone has a part to play in achieving rights for girls and women around the world.
For reference
https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/girl-summit-2014
