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EDUCATING THE GIRL CHILD

Boy meets girl, likes her and asks her on a date. Girl considers boy, realizes she likes him and says “Yes”. That is consent.
Boy and girl go on a date. They enjoyed each other’s company. Boy asks to see her again. She says ‘Yes’. That is consent.
Girl visits boy in his house. They get physical and boy starts kissing girl and girl responds positively. She gave her consent.
Girl enjoys the kiss for a moment and then realizes, I should not do this and asks boy to stop= She has withdrawn her consent, so respect it.

Consent is the voluntary agreement to engage in any form of sexual activity, without any coercion, cajoling, abuse of power or threat .
For the avoidance of doubt, ongoing consent should be sought at all levels of sexual intimacy, irrespective of the parties’ sexual relationship or history, or current activity(in the case of a girl saying Stop in the middle of a kiss), or a date or another physical activity.
At any point where any party fails to honor consent, it becomes a case of sexual abuse.
At every juncture consent must be sort, because the guy might want to try something the girl does not want, and she is free to say No. Once she says “No” consent has being withdrawn.
On the other hand the girl may want to try something that the guy does not want and the guy is also free to say No.

Guys, No does not mean continue. It is more romantic to clarify with her before proceeding to the next level.
Statistics have shown that children under the legal age indulge in sexual relationship, either willingly or forced. However within the ambits of the law, it is sexual abuse to have any form of sexual relationship with a minor because they can’t take responsibility for their actions. So, that 17 and half year old girl or boy that you are having sexual relationship with, is endangered and needs to be set free from sexual abuse.

Remember that language can be verbal or non verbal, so it’s important to look out for all forms of communication before you engage in sexual relationship with anyone.
As we mark this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness Prevention month, join us to spread the word about “Consent and Creating Boundaries”.
We will have different articles to help you understand consent and all that is at the core of Consent.
Consent cannot be faked . Shine your eyes well! Respect the choice!
Have you misunderstood consent before? What are the issues you have with consent? Let’s hear you on any of our social media handles.

Globally, girls are especially disadvantaged–right now, 130 million girls are not in school worldwide, and millions more face barriers to staying in school. Yet we know that when girls are educated, their families are healthier, they have fewer children, they get married later, and they have more opportunities to generate income.

Yes, women and girls are one of these groups. About one-third of countries in the developing regions have not achieved gender parity in primary education. In sub-Saharan Africa, Oceania and Western Asia, girls still face barriers to entering both primary and secondary school. These disadvantages in education also translate into lack of access to skills and limited opportunities in the labor market for young women.

In Southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, more poor boys than poor girls completed lower and upper secondary education. In low-income countries, just 2 per cent of the poorest girls and 3 per cent of the poorest boys completed upper secondary education. In contrast, in Eastern and Southeastern Asia and in Latin America and the Caribbean, more poor girls than poor boys complete lower and upper secondary education, although this has not translated into more young women accessing decent jobs in these regions.

FACTS:

  • In Southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, more poor boys than poor girls completed lower and upper secondary education. In low-income countries, just 2 per cent of the poorest girls and 3 per cent of the poorest boys completed upper secondary education. In contrast, in Eastern and Southeastern Asia and in Latin America and the Caribbean, more poor girls than poor boys complete lower and upper secondary education, although this has not translated into more young women accessing decent jobs in these regions.
  • Once a girl (not in education) becomes economically inactive, she tends to remain there. One third of currently economically inactive female youth (33 per cent) had no prior work experience, indicating they moved directly into economic inactivity, compared to just 18 per cent of currently economically inactive non-student male youth.
  • For adolescents aged 15–19 years, a period when youth should be in education or training, the NEET rate is 1.5 times higher for girls than boys (at 17 per cent and 11 per cent, respectively). This represents a gender gap of 6 percentage points. The gender gap jumps significantly to 27 percentage points for young adults aged 25–29, when the female and male NEET rates are 44 per cent and 17 per cent, respectively. Most of this disparity is driven by the strong female bias among economically inactive non-student youth.
  • Globally, less than half of girls aged 15-19 are in school. Many of those that are in school are over-age for their grade and will not complete their secondary education. Even for those that are able to access learning opportunities, poor quality teaching and unsafe learning environments can prevent girls from developing the knowledge and skills they need to access employment or entrepreneurship opportunities.
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  • The world today is home to1.1 billion girls under age 18. More than half of them live in Asia and a quarter live in Africa.
  • Nearly nine in 10 girls today live in low- and middle-income countries – a pattern that is expected to continue through 2030.

WHAT WE MUST DO:

  • We must work to close the gap between the education of girls nd boys.
  • We must embark on outreach programs, encourage parents to allow their daughters go to school.
  • We must bring awareness to the community educating them on the importance of training the girl child.
  • We must address the issue of poverty which is a driving force in the  non education of the girl child which also forces the girl into early marriage.
  • We must push to influence government policies on education