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240 million girls around the world live under the threat of violence and a lack of opportunities.

Kim, Mireille, Michel Ange and Sima, are four girls from different countries who are going to tell you how education has transformed their lives.

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Kim Guatemala

Kim lives in Totonicapán, Guatemala, and is Kʼicheʼ, one of the Maya peoples.

She had to drop out of school to work when she was 12 years old. With the support of her mother, she finally managed to get back to school at the age of 17.

The Mayan hummingbird symbolises Kim's determination to pursue her dreams.

   This is my story

CHILD LABOUR

64 MILLION GIRLS ARE IN CHILD LABOUR GLOBALLY

There are many countries where girls are valued less than boys.

Many of them are forced to spend their childhood doing unpaid housework or working instead of going to school.

This reality drastically limits both present and future opportunities.

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Kim at her house with her mother and sisters.
© Sergi Cámara
Kim at her house with her mother and sisters.
Teacher and students at Fe y Alegría School in Momostenango, Guatemala
© Sergi Cámara
Teacher and students at Fe y Alegría School in Momostenango, Guatemala
Going to school moves girls away from child labour.
Going to school moves girls away from child labour.
Girl taking care of her little brother, in Guatemala.
© Sergi Cámara
Girl taking care of her little brother, in Guatemala.
Equal opportunities is a basic human right.
© Daniela Morreale
Equal opportunities is a basic human right.
Girls should have the opportunity to go to school.
© Sergi Cámara
Girls should have the opportunity to go to school.

KEY IDEAS ABOUT CHILD LABOUR

131 million
girls do not go
to school

O
PPOR
TUNI
TIES

Violence takes girls away from school and violates their rights, creating societies that are more unequal

RI
GHTS

mireille_ruanda Mi reille Ruanda

When Mireille was very young, there was war in Rwanda.

She fled from one country to another for 6 years, losing all of her family members during the journey.

Her life changed when she arrived in Malawi with her grandfather. There, she studied in a JRS school and earned a scholarship to go to China.

Now she is a doctor in a very important hospital.

   This is my story

REFUGEES
AND DISPLACEMENT

MORE THAN 35 MILLION GIRLS AND WOMEN ARE REFUGEES OR DISPLACED

Half of the refugees in the world are boys, girls, and youth who are victims of conflict, such as people displaced due to the consequences of climate change.

To be a girl refugee increases the risk to suffer sexual violence, child marriage, early and forced, and to stop going to school.

Look at the photos
© Sergi Cámara
Refugee camp Mugunga 3, DR Congo
© Macarena Romero
Syrian girl at school in a refugee camp
© JRS Bambari
The work of JRS in Central African Republic to educate girls who are victims of conflict
Mireille in the camp in Malawi where she spent part of her childhood
© Sergi Cámara
Displaced women in the Massisi camp for displaced people in Kivu North, DRC
© Sergi Cámara
Girl in a refugee camp in Congo

KEY IDEAS ABOUT REFUGEES AND DISPLACEMENT

35 million
girls and women en the world are refugees or displaced

RE
FU
GE

Girls all over the world live in situations with physical, sexual, and psychological violence

CON
FI
DEN
CE

sima_sudan Sima Sudán

Sima was a baby when her family arrived in Chad after fleeing the war in Sudan.

Her mother, Aisha, the director of a primary school in the refugee camp, protected Sima and her sisters from forced marriage and the dangerous genital mutilation that she herself suffered as a child.

   This is my story

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION. CHILD MARRIAGE, EARLY AND FORCED

3 MILLION GIRLS ARE MUTILATED EVERY YEAR

This practice, found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, some countries in the Middle East, and Indonesia, is based upon traditions and religious beliefs related to marriage.

Genital mutilation. Genital mutilation is a serious health risk and an affront to the fundamental human rights of girls.

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© Laura Lora
Sima at school
© Sergi Cámara
Child and forced marriages usually result in early pregnancies. This is the case of the Nur al Houda in the camp of Am Nabak in Chad.
© Sergi Cámara
In the camp of Iridimi of Chad, participating in activities of The Light of Girls
© Sergi Cámara
Iklas Saleh Ali was married against her will at 15 years old. She will not allow that to happen to her daughters.
© Sergi Cámara
Childhood friendly space of JRS in the Touloum camp in Chad.
© Sergi Cámara
150 million girls suffer from sexual violence

KEY IDEAS ABOUT GENITAL MUTILATION AND CHILD MARRIAGE

More than 200 million girls have suffered genital mutilation

DIG
NI
TY

Every year, 12 million girls are married before the age of 18

CHILD
HOOD

Mich el Ange Haití

Michel Ange was 6 years old when the terrible earthquake shook Haiti.

The girls were very exposed and alone. She lost her left foot.

Her life changed in the School Canaan of Faith and Happiness. They found a prosthesis for her foot, began to study and to play football. Now she does not have fear.

   This is my story

PHYSICAL VULNERABILITIES
AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY

240 MILLION GIRLS IN THE WORLD SUFFER FROM VIOLENCE.

The violence against girls multiply during crises and get worse when they have functional diversity.

These girls are excluded from school, are victims of violence, lose life opportunities, confidence, health, and either abandon or never go to school.

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© Sergi Cámara
Michel Ange in class
© Sergi Cámara
The light of the girls of Canaán
© Monteserín Fotografía
Faith and Happiness work for the inclusión of girls with functional diversity. Center for Special Education Mother Ascensión Nicol, Faith and Happiness Bolivia
© Sergi Cámara
The School of Faith and Happiness of Canaán was constructed in a camp for people displaced by the earthquake in 2010.
© Daniel Villanueva
School is a safe place for girls with functional diversity such as Michel Ange.
© Sergi Cámara
Situations of crisis increases violence against girls.

KEY IDEAS ABOUT PHYSICAL VULNERABILITIES AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY

The origin of violence against girls is gender inequality and discrimination against women

INE
QUA
LITY

A transformative education eradicates and prevents violence

E
DU
CA
TION

OVER 16 COUNTRIES.
32.000+ PARTICIPATING GIRLS

A tour of all the countries where Entreculturas promotes safe schools and communities, to guarantee and protect the rights of girls.

Make the world go round to see each of the projects of The Light of Girls.

If you want to know more, visit the web page of The Light of Girls




OVER 16 COUNTRIES. 32.000+ PARTICIPATING GIRLS

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