UN
Day
International
Day of Education
Events
of the day
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."
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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