#AfghanGirlsVoices

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#AfghanGirlsVoices is a global campaign that elevates to the global stage the voices of girls being denied their right to education in Afghanistan. Featuring moving testimonies, artwork, poetry, cartoons and more from Afghan girls demanding their right to education, the campaign aims to build wide support for the cause.

The campaign has reached 184 Million online individuals, 4.1 Billion potential audience and 4,100 mentions to date. #AfghanGirlsVoices has rallied support from +50 global leaders and prominent voices, including bestselling authors, artists, Afghan grassroots organisations, UN and government officials, civil society organisations, human rights advocates, youth activists and more.

"Every beat of my heart
resounds with a rhythm of hope,
pushing me forward in my quest for
education despite the odds."

#AfghanGirlsVoices

Read their Resilient Testimonies✨

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ECW's Global Advocates

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The Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown

"The world must unite behind Afghan girls. The denial of the right to a quality education is an abomination and a violation of the United Nations Charter, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and fundamental human rights. Through the global #AfghanGirlsVoices campaign, people everywhere can stand up for human rights and stand up for gender-justice by sharing these stories of courage, hope and resilience.”

UN Special Envoy for Global Education, Chair of ECW’s High-Level Steering Group
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Yasmine Sherif

“As a global community, we must reignite our efforts to ensure that every adolescent girl can exercise her right to an education. Gender discrimination is unacceptable and will only hurt the already war-torn Afghanistan and her long-suffering people. Girls’ right to an education is a fundamental right as outlined in international human rights law. For the people of Afghanistan, adolescent girls’ education is essential to rebuild the country.”

Executive Director, Education Cannot Wait

 

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Somaya Faruqi

“Girls in Afghanistan are resilient and they refuse to give up their dreams. 1,000 days without access to education is a severe injustice for Afghan girls, whose determination should be met with opportunities, not obstacles. Every day that passes, more girls find themselves forced into marriage due to lack of prospects for the future. This must stop. The world must hear the voices of girls who are only asking for one thing: their most basic right to education to be fulfilled."

ECW Global Champion and Former Captain of the Afghan Girls' Robotics Team

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