ISLAMABAD: Plan International, as part of its global campaign: ‘Because I Am A Girl’, is aspiring to support young girls to symbolically takeover leadership roles in political, economic and social spaces.
It is expected that this initiative will help highlight issues faced by girls across the world and inspire others to join the movement for girls’ right
s and take affirmative actions.
From Peru to Japan, girls from across the world took over from prime ministers, mayor
s and CEOs to mark this year’s International Day of the Girl.
By holding more than 600 ‘takeovers’ in more than 60 countries, Plan Internati
onal has empowered girls to demand a political and social revolution against the discrimination and prejudice which hold them back in private and public life
.
Plan International Pakistan held four takeovers at
the offices of Ministry of Human Rights, UN Resident Coordinator’s Office, IG Police and CEO Telenor, who symbolically ceded control to girls.
Published in Daily Times, October 18th 2017.
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