January
24
National
Girl Child Day of India
With immense
pleasure, The Hunger Project welcomes the Government of India's
new declaration that the 24th of January will be National Girl
Child Day.
Every day,
one million elected women leaders play a crucial role in local
governance throughout India. These women address issues of food
security, health, education and water, slowly taking their communities
forward towards equality and social justice.
They are
staunch advocates of the rights and liberties of the girl child.
They fight for the education of each and every child in their
village, especially girl children. And, their endless campaign
against female foeticide and malnutrition is inspiring.
Many elected
women stress education for girl children in particular, as they,
themselves, had never received an education when they were young.
According to Panidevi, Sarpanch (president of the village council)
of Bavdi, Rajasthan, "Without education, life is an eternal
dark night and one has to run from pillar to post. Provide education
to your children and then they will be able to transform their
lives for the better. One who has not received education has
wasted her life. Had I been educated, I could have done even
better work."
Events
January 24
1857 – The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the
first fully-fledged university in south Asia.
1939 – The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán.
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