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At UN Panel: Girls Describe Challenges Keeping Their Peers Out Of School

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 15/05/2008 - 14:14
Publisher: 
UNICEF
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http://www.unicef.org/
Author: 
Rachel Bonham Carter
Published Date: 
2007
Abstract: 

Youth panelists shared and highlighted the experiences and challenges of girls growing up in their four different countries, namely, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia and the Philippines. The girls were sharing at a discussion hosted by the United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) in New York. Some of the challenges highlighted include female genital mutilation, poverty, domestic violence, sexual violence and cultural and traditional practices that hamper girls' education.

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