Girls Takeover 2024: Empowering Girls and Young Women to Experience Leadership Roles

In celebration of the International Day of the Girl Child on October 11, the Embassy of Sweden and Plan International Vietnam are proud to continue the series of events "Girls Takeover 2024". This is an annual initiative to promote gender equality by empowering girls and young women to experience leadership roles.

SCI spends more than 6.6 billion VND to equip knowledge and life skills for girls in Quang Binh

Promote children's meaningful participation in social issues

Girls Takeover is a global initiative to empower girls, taking place annually on International Day of the Girl Child, October 11 (Photo: Que Chi/ Plan International Vietnam).

Speaking at the event, Swedish Ambassador Johan Ndisi emphasized: “By supporting and championing the next generation – the generation of young female leaders, we hope to break down traditional gender stereotypes. When a girl is empowered with opportunities, she will not only have the ability to change her own life, but also the ability to change the lives of her family and local community at the same time.”

Participating in the event "Girls Takeover 2024", Ha Anh (20 years old, student of Hanoi Law University) spent a day playing the role of Swedish Ambassador Johan Ndisi. In addition to experiencing a day as an Ambassador, Ha Anh also had the opportunity to participate in a very meaningful discussion revolving around the topic of creating opportunities and empowering leadership for women and girls.

Ambassador Johan Ndisi and Ha Anh planted a symbolic tree together, demonstrating their long-term commitment to empowering girls and young women on their journey to create meaningful change.

(Photo: Que Chi/ Plan International Vietnam).

Sharing after the experience, Ha Anh was moved: “Girls Takeover 2024 is a testament to the great potential of girls and young women to lead and create positive change. This program gives us the opportunity to express our voices, face challenges and take action to find practical solutions. This is just the beginning."

Girls Takeover is a global initiative of Plan International held on International Day of the Girl Child on October 11 every year, with the aim of promoting gender equality and empowering girls and young people to take on leadership roles. The special feature of this initiative is that it does not only stop at temporary empowerment, but it also has a profound symbolic meaning in promoting their participation in social issues - especially in topics related to children's rights and gender equality. By giving girls the opportunity to experience leadership positions in organizations and businesses, Plan International hopes to create a strong change in social awareness, affirming the important role of women in all areas of life.

Building safe, friendly and responsible cities for girls

On December 10, in Hanoi, the closing ceremony of the project "Safe, friendly city for girls" was held by the Management and Sustainable Development Institute (MSD) in collaboration with partner Plan International Vietnam.

Building safe, girl-friendly cities

The “Safe, Girl-Friendly Cities” project has been running for 10 years in Vietnam. The overall goal of the project is to make Vietnamese cities safe, friendly and responsible for girls.

Source: https://thoidai.com.vn/girls-takeover-2024-trao-quyen-cho-tre-em-gai-va-nu-thanh-nien-trai-nghiem-cac-vai-tro-lanh-dao-205972.html