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Gender equality is the key to a better future for all, world leaders and youth activists agree at Paris Forum

Gender equality is the key to a better future for all, world leaders and youth activists agree at Paris Forum
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Voices of Today and Tomorrow: NASRIN Film Discussion

Marcia Ross, Girl Rising CEO Christina Lowery, feminist activist Azadeh (Azi) Khalili, and two young human rights activists who are inspired by NASRIN’s story. NASRIN, an award-winning documentary narrated by Academy Award winner Olivia Coleman and with music by Tony Award-winning composers Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo, tells the story of Nasrin Sotoudeh, the Iranian human rights lawyer who has bravely led ongoing battles for the rights of women, children and minorities. Filmed in secret, NASRIN inspires with the courageous and personal story of Iran’s leading women’s rights activist. The Girl Rising Film Discussion event explores the power of storytelling to change hearts and minds, and to create lasting change in our world. Our special panel brings together the voices of a new generation of activists –

We must make sure no girl is left behind due to Covid

Beauty Ituku/ActionAid By Julie Juma, Gloria Diamond and Natasha Harris-Harb Nasriin, 22, is a teacher from Somaliland. Her school closed this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. She says school closures exacerbated existing problems that girls faced to accessing education. “When my school reopened at the end of August there were fewer girls compared to before the lockdown,” Nasriin says. “Some girls are facing abuse and early marriage. Some parents believe that girls should stay home and help with domestic tasks. “I hope that society will understand the value of a girl’s education and girls will have the opportunity to continue their studies.”

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