"On this International Day of the Girl, let us recommit to supporting every girl to develop her skills, enter the workforce on equal terms and reach her full potential." — UN Secretary-General António Guterres
Each year since 2012 October the 11th has been a day where we look to empower girls whilst highlighting the unique challenges that they face.
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We would love to see you; at our stall, enjoying one of our fringe events, voting on our motion, discovering future LDW plans at our AGM, participating at training or drinking cocktails with other Lib Dem Women. Please read on to find out more
The evening is hosted by Southwark Liberal Democrats and is entitled 'Equal Power, Diversity and how we make change happen...' and will take place from 18:30 on Monday 16th April 2018 at the Half Moon Pub in Herne Hill. Speakers include Jo Swinson, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Melissa Gordon, Liberal Democrat Candidate for Rotherhithe Ward and Co-Vice Chair of the Southwark Liberal Democrats.
We often express our concerns that so few women are elected - either at local or parliamentary level. Recently, the Fawcett Society and the Institute for Public Policy Research looked at women both as elected representatives and as candidates. The results were quite stark.
The TuWezeshe Akina Dada Africa-UK Young Women’s Leadership and Empowerment Movement, is an international program which seeks to empower a generation of African and African Diaspora young women to become effective leaders in the campaign against sexual and gender based violence. The TuWezeshe Fellowship incorporates a bespoke leadership training for African-Diaspora women aged 18-26 who have a keen interest in SGBV advocacy. During this training, participants are engaged in concepts of self-awareness, power theories, and effective project management after which, Fellows are equipped with the skills needed and a grant to implement their own social action project. TuWezeshe Fellows benefit from a mentoring relationship with a notable African woman-leader with expertise in their chosen field who supports them in the realisation of their individual social action project. From lobbying policy makers, building new networks and working with local communities through to enlisting the creative arts; TuWezeshe understands that the fight for women’s rights is collective and multidisciplinary. This is reflected in the growing network of TuWezeshe Fellows and Mentors both in the UK and in Africa.
FORWARD’s Musicians Unite to End FGM is an Arts Council England supported project which engages with well-known artists to raise awareness of female genital mutilation, child marriage and all violence against African women and girls. This project aims to raise awareness amongst a much wider audience and to audiences of artists whose countries of origin are affected by the issue.