By Katherine Zavala | Coordinator of Programs, IDEX
Girl Child Network of Zimbabwe co-sponsored a conversational reception at the International AIDS Conference, August 3-8, 2008 in Mexico City to feature empowered girl children who shared what they have gained from being part of GCN’s girls’ empowerment clubs.
Currently there are about 60,000 girls involved with GCN activities, mainly through its girl empowerment clubs. These clubs provides girl members to with a local support network and a forum to voice their abuses, challenges, needs and successes. It is also through the girl empowerment clubs that GCN is carrying out leadership development to young girls who are club presidents.
An 18-year old GCN girl club member attending this reception at the International AIDS Conference expressed the following: “I used to not be good in public speaking but because of GCN and its trainings I am able to do this now. I also used to think that only a boy child could do everything but now I know that I can also do anything that I set my mind to. Anything is possible for me too.”
While Zimbabwe is facing many challenges, GCN is still operating providing critical support and education to girl children in Zimbabwe.
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