Skolegang til verdens børn

Verdens ledere mødes i disse dage for at sætte fokus på børns ret til uddannelse. Det globale topmøde foregår i Verdensbankens hovedkvarter i Washington DC.

Blandt deltagerne er FNs generalsekretær Ban Ki Moon, Verdensbankens præsident, Jim Yong Kim, Danmarks udviklingsminister, Christian Friis Bach, og ledere fra forskellige udviklingslande.

Alle er de samlet for at rette verdens opmærksomhed mod de millioner af børn verden over, der ikke går i skole. 

Håbet er, at lederne bliver enige om en handlingsplan, der kan føre til større fremskridt i forhold til FNs 2015 mål om, at alle børn sikres en grundskoleuddannelse.

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Educate and empower a girl and build a stronger community

Freida Pinto writes about her visit to Plan-supported communities in Sierra Leone.

In Sierra Leone, the treacherous web of problems women face is endless - teenage pregnancies, forced or self-imposed prostitution to make ends meet, death during pregnancy, denial of education and the shocking female genital mutilation that is unfortunately embedded in tradition.

There is no overnight solution to these problems, but here’s what I think - educate and empower a girl and she will help build a stronger community. Ask them what their dreams are and they will, in their extremely polished, polite and upper-crust English, tell you that they want to be accountants, doctors, journalists, politicians - but only after they say that they dream of a place that is rid of gender inequality.

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Girl Rising Releases Theatrical Trailer Following Film Preview at Sundance

Girl Rising, the new feature film from Academy Award nominated director Richard E. Robbins, today releases its theatrical trailer.

The film, which premieres on March 7, 2013, previewed at the Sundance Film Festival, during an event hosted by strategic partner, Intel, with special guests Freida Pinto and Edwidge Danticat.

Girl Rising spotlights the stories of nine unforgettable girls born into unforgiving circumstances. Narrated by Cate Blanchett, Priyanka Chopra, Selena Gomez, Anne Hathaway, Salma Hayek, Alicia Keys, Chloë Moretz, Liam Neeson, Freida Pinto, Meryl Streep, and Kerry Washington, the movie is the centerpiece of 10x10 – a global campaign to educate and empower girls.

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Slumdog star Freida Pinto launches girls’ day

Hollywood star Freida Pinto took to the skies above London to help launch the first-ever UN Day of the Girl.The Slumdog Millionaire and Planet of the Apes actress was on the EDF Energy London Eye – which will host an all-female takeover today 11 October on the first ever UN International Day of the Girl.

Led by Southbank Centre and Plan UK, the takeover marks the launch of WOW Girls, a day of activities to help highlight girls’ inequality around the world. “I grew up in Mumbai and have seen the inequality faced by girls,” says Freida. “I was blessed but millions aren’t. They face being pulled out of school, married early and having children before they’re ready - and, in some cases, not being born at all since girls are unfortunately considered to be worthless.”

“Girls across the world should have the right to decide their own futures. That’s why on the first-ever UN Day of the Girl, I’m supporting Plan’s call to make girls’ education a priority.  Raise your hand if you believe the same.”

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Freida Pinto: Raise your hand now!

Simply click a button at raiseyourhandnow.com before October 11th if like actress Freida Pinto you believe every girl has the right to an education.

October 11th is the first ever UN recognised Day of the Girl and our chance to show the UN that girls must be a priority. But to get the UN to listen we need your support.

Please join us and raise your hand now!

Jeg var nummer 55.803 til at række hånden i vejret for Plan, Because I am a Girl, the Day of the Girl og alle mulige andre, hvilket nummer er du?

Slumdog-stjerne støtter Plans arbejde for pigerne

Skuespiller Freida Pinto, der er kendt fra den oscar-vindende film Slumdog Millionaire, er blevet ambassadør for Plans pigekampagne "Because I am a Girl". Freida besøgte for nylig Plans projekter i Sierra Leone for at møde nogle af de piger, som Plan støtter. Freidas budskab var klart: Piger få en uddannelse! Se en film med Freida Pinto og pigerne her: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYyxk7ajaEA Du kan også støtte pigerne. Se hvordan her