From day one : why supporting girls aged 0 to 10 is critical to change Africa's path / by Joyce Banda ; with Caroline Lambert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Banda, Joyce, 1950- author.

Lambert, Caroline, 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Girls--Africa--Social conditions.

Girls.

Girls--Africa--Economic conditions.

Sex discrimination against women--Africa.

Sex discrimination against women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Center for Global Development, [2018]

Summary:

The case for narrowing the gender gap is well established, and programs seeking to empower women in sub-Saharan Africa have multiplied. Yet a critical piece is missing: a focus on rural girls from zero to ten years old. Discrimination and social norms that penalize girls and women do not start at adolescence, and by the time many rural girls are 10, it is often too late to undo the damage that has already been done. As an African woman leader who has grown up on the African soil, Joyce Banda, Malawi's first female president and Africa's second, has seen firsthand how young rural girls face obstacles in areas that are critical in shaping their future. This book makes the case of how, if African girls are to realize their potential as leaders and change the narrative of their continent, gender interventions should and can be started from day one. For we cannot to leave any girl behind.

Contents:

Challenges for girls aged 0-10 years

Nutrition

The burden of work

Sexual violence and harmful traditions

Valuing education

Interventions

Make the girl child count : invest in data and evidence

The weight of the law

Shifting mindsets

Conclusion: recommendations.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on print record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781944691080

1944691081

OCLC:

1033547183