Join us in celebrating International Day of the Girl to unleash girls' passion, potential, power, and possibility at this festive event.
WHEN: OCTOBER 12 from 10AM-1PM
WHERE: El Paso Health - 1145 Westmoreland Dr.
WHO: Open to pre-teen and teen girls
WHY: Join us for workshops on self-care, confidence, self-esteem, self-expression and leadership. Local groups focused on women and girls will host an interactive resource fair. Snacks and prizes will be given out.
HOW: This event is made possible thanks to our community partners at El Paso Health, Powerful Chicas, Hispanic Women's Network of Texas, Junior Woman's Club of El Paso, Proyecto M.a.m.a. and Patriotic Pageants.
RSVP: Register for this free event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/day-of-the-girl-eptx-tickets-74391000485?
CONTACT: For more information, contact dayofthegirleptx@gmail.com
2019 Theme — GirlForce: Unscripted and Unstoppable
Nearly 25 years ago, some 30,000 women and men from nearly 200 countries arrived in Beijing, China for the Fourth World Conference on Women, determined to recognize the rights of women and girls as human rights. The conference culminated in the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: the most comprehensive policy agenda for the empowerment of women.
In the years following, women pressed this agenda forward, leading global movements on issues ranging from sexual and reproductive health rights to equal pay. More girls today are attending and completing school, fewer are getting married or becoming mothers while still children, and more are gaining the skills they need to excel in the future world of work.
Today, these movements have expanded. They are being organized by and for adolescent girls, and tackling issues like child marriage, education inequality, gender-based violence, climate change, self-esteem, and girls’ rights to enter places of worship or public spaces during menstruation. Girls are proving they are unscripted and unstoppable.
This year, under the theme, “GirlForce: Unscripted and unstoppable”, we will celebrate achievements by, with and for girls since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
