Empower a Girl,
Transform a Community
Mary Carroll,Senior Researcher,The Last Word, Today Fm
Because I am a Girl I ask …’why not?’. My mammy always told me I could do ‘whatever I put my mind to’. Determination is a great attribute. Because I am a Girl I believe in…….. education. As Kofi Annan (Former Secretary-General of the United Nations) said: “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is [...]
Tell us what it means
to you to be a girl
I have a much higher chance of making headline news – as a victim of rape, assault or murder. But because I am a girl I have the innate strength to carry on challenging the threats to my freedom.
I rise to the challenge, and do the unexpected. I raise my voice so that I can always be heard. I push myself even when the little voices in my head are saying, sure you dont belong here, who do you think you are. I struggle on and dont alllow society to to label or box me because of the sex I am, the colour of my skin, my sexuality, my spiritual beliefs. I am, and I will.
