| National Girl Child Movement |
 "The girl-child is discriminated against from the earliest stages of life, through her childhood and into adulthood. In some areas of the world, men outnumber woman by 5 in every 100. The reasons for this discrepancy include harmful attitudes and practices, such as female genital mutilation, son preference… early marriages…violence against women, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, discrimination against girls in food allocation and other practices related to health and well-being. As a result, fewer girls than boys survive into adulthood." ---Beijing Platform for Action paragraph 259
The Girl Child Movement raises awareness about the need for a culture of non-sexism and encourages the practice of non-sexist behaviour. At present the GCM has a membership of about 1000 girls who receive practical support and encouragement through co-operatives, advice offices, resource centres and the different GCM programmes to enable them to lead full and contented lives. |