6 Young Women Went To The U.N. With A Bill Of Rights For Girls
The bill addresses education, sexual violence and other key issues. "Many girls in my country don't even know what their rights are," says Kanchan Amatya of Nepal.
Six young women went to the U.N. yesterday to present a document that has no precedent: a Global Girls' Bill of Rights.
To those who might ask why such a bill of rights is needed, Kanchan Amatya, one of the six, has an answer. She's 22, a Nepalese activist who created a nonprofit in Nepal to support young women farmers in rural areas.
"Many girls in my country don't even know what their rights are," Amatya says, and as a result, "they are without resources" or recourse when they face discrimination.
The project was initiated by the nonprofit advocacy group She's the First in March and organized with Akili Dada in Africa, MAIA in Central America and a consortium of other nongovernmental groups.
Starting this summer, more than
