For some of our Ecumenical Women superstars, they’ll remember that the theme of CSW 51 was “The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child.” Well, when we came across this video at Britt Bravo’s blog Have Fun Do Good, we thought it would be a good time to revisit the topic of the girl child.
The video isn’t perfect: it is a project of the Girl Effect, and aside from being partially funded by the Nike Foundation — whose track record isn’t glowing — we wonder if it isn’t a little too simplistic (what? a cow is really the answer?). But in a world where pregnancy is the leading cause of death for girls aged 15 through 19, and where educated girls and women fosters the education of children… well, we’re willing to get on board.
Just some food for thought. What do you think?
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July 14, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Britt Bravo
The cow stuck out for me too! Given the response I’ve seen from comments on my posts on Have Fun * Do Good and BlogHer, the video seems to really be moving people–which is great (:
July 15, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Emily
I used the video at a training at the Women of the ELCA triennial and they loved it. Because of how we set it up they connected it to their own childhood and self esteem in the US, I was surprised by the strength of the reaction.