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Gender Equality

Gender equality imparts confidence so young girls are afforded opportunities and believe they can achieve anything in life. These documents provide insight into the lives of young girls in developing countries and offer ways to empower them.

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  • Female Genital Mutilation
    In some areas of sub-Saharan Africa, over 96% of women and girls have undergone the procedure. In Kenya, over 70% of females have experienced FGM. Halting this practice cannot come from top-down organizations, but from the unified decisions of the communities where FGM is practiced.
  • Gender Equality Camps and Workshops
    Learn how to instill confidence in girls, push the boundaries of tradition gender roles, and create camaradery and support for girls who need to believe they are equals.
  • The Experience of Being a Girl
    These essays were written by 39 girls from Pirrar Girls’ High School in Transmara, Kenya, as they reflected upon their lives and found their own voices.
Note: See Performing Arts for Development for theatrical ways to teach about Wangari Maathai, the educated Kenyan girl who won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.
The Sustainable Village Library is a collection of projects, research, curriculum and guides submitted by and for volunteers and villagers. These documents are designed to be shared and to enhance sustainable development efforts. If you have information to share with people across the world, please send submissions to Village Volunteers.