Today I was inspired by actress Mindy Kaling post yesterday showing a elementary school picture of herself with this caption:
I was all smiles because I got to go to school and be myself. #62MillionGirls don’t have that chance. Let’s end that.
The night before I post this picture of young girls in Laos, many of whom will be pregnant before they turn 18 with this caption:
Girls who give birth before age 15 are five times more likely to die in childbirth than women in their twenties. – UNICEF
@CleanBirth ensures that mothers, no matter what age, get clean birth counselling and birth kits before birth.
The reality is girls out there are still being neglected, pushed to the side, refused education, compelled to marry before adulthood. We must keep out voices raised in their support. We must empower them to find their own voices. They are the future. They matter. #62MillionGirls
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