Tag: girls

British Foreign Secretary launches new international coalition to end violence against women & girls

Europe Roshan Abayasekara -
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper intends to lead a UK-convened international coalition to tackle the global emergency of violence...

Kumbh Mela Beauty Monalisa’s first paycheck has a surprising gift for girls!

Entertainment Sarojini P -
Mumbai (Commonwealth Union)_ Monalisa Bhosle, the young woman who once sold bead necklaces at the grand Maha Kumbh Mela...

Nigerian military abuses women and girls

Africa Warsha De Silva -
Africa (Commonwealth Union) _ Amnesty International has reported the unlawful detention and abuse of dozens of women and young...

STEM programs for high school girls

Asia admin -
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT -Delhi) has initiated its third group of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) mentorship...

12 toys with high play value for boys and girls for Christmas 2023 

Faiths Valentina Bowling -
Europe (Commonwealth Union)_ Tired of spending money on presents that are used once then forgotten about? These gifts will...

Caribbean countries urge to End violence against women and girls  

Canada and Caribbean admin -
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Dr Carla Barnett, is asking regional countries to invest, so that they could...
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The Canadian-funded project enables access to justice for SGBV victim survivors

Asia Savithri Rodrigo -
Colombo Sri Lanka (Commonwealth Union)_There are rampant incidences of sexual gender-based violence (SGBV) in Sri Lanka, widespread across families,...

Students of color, improving STEM education for girls in school.

Education admin -
A promising future wait for careers involving science, Technology, engineering, and mathematics. In 2020 STEM-related occupations paid more than...

Two Canadian ladies and three adolescent girls who were scheduled to be returned from Syria are now missing

Regional Wasana Nadeeshani -
Canada_ (Commonwealth) _ According to their lawyer, two Canadian ladies and three adolescent girls who were scheduled to be...

International Women’s Day: Legal Equality for Women and Girls in the Digital Era

News from the Commonwealth Secretariat Sarojini P -
United Kingdom (Commonwealth Union)_ Partners of the Global Strategy for Equality in Law for Women and Girls by 2030:...

What will the The Spice girls do in May this year?

Europe S De Silva -
Europe UK (Commonwealth Union) – The 90’s sensation the Spice girls are set to be making plans to reunite...

Fashion for a Cause aims to end violence against women and girls

News Savithri Rodrigo -
By Savithri Rodrigo Colombo, Sri Lanka (Commonwealth Union)_ In a campaign that began during the throes of COVID-19, the UNFPA...

FG, FCDO and UNICEF support 1.5 million Nigerian girls’ education 

Africa Sarojini P -
Nigeria (Commonwealth Union)_ The Federal Ministry of Education, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom,...

A pledge to eradicate violence against women and girls

News from the Commonwealth Secretariat Sarojini P -
South Africa (Commonwealth Union)_ The Commonwealth Secretary-General has stated that she is more motivated than ever to create positive...

UK launches a 130 million-pound scheme to improve girls education in Pakistan

Europe Sarojini P -
London, United Kingdom (CU)_ The United Kingdom has launched a 130 million-pound bilateral program to boost girls' education in...

Where will the GIS girls move to?

Canada and Caribbean admin -
Minister of Home Affairs and Information Wilfred Abrahams is being urged to move the girls at the centre of...