From Day One
Why Supporting Girls Aged 0 to 10 Is Critical to Change Africa's Path
Will be published approx. on 30. September 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
100 pages
978-1-944691-07-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
Joyce Banda presents persuasive evidence, enriched by her first-hand accounts, of the importance of granting the girl child the same openings as the boy from the very beginning. Her important work examines the impact of this unfulfilled potential for the African continent and provides actionable recommendations for government, civil society, international organizations, and individuals."- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former President, Republic of LiberiaMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
195 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-944691-07-3 (9781944691073)
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Persons
Her Excellency Joyce Banda served as the President of the Republic of Malawi from 2012-2014. She was Malawi's first female president and Africa's second. Prior to assuming office, President Banda served as a Member of Parliament, Minister of Gender and Child Welfare, Foreign Minister, and Vice President of the Republic of Malawi. While serving as Minister of Gender and Child Welfare, she championed the enactment of The Prevention of Domestic Violence Bill (2006), which provided the legal framework to support the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls. President Banda is a former Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Center for Global Development.
Caroline Lambert is an award-winning former journalist and former visiting fellow at the Center for Global Development. While a staff journalist for The Economist, Lambert won several awards for her coverage of Southern Africa's politics and business from Johannesburg. She also reported on conflict and post-conflict situations in Algeria, Afghanistan, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Zimbabwe. Before becoming a journalist, she worked for the World Bank. She is the coauthor of Oil to Cash: Fighting the Resource Curse through Cash Transfers (Center for Global Development, 2015).
Caroline Lambert is an award-winning former journalist and former visiting fellow at the Center for Global Development. While a staff journalist for The Economist, Lambert won several awards for her coverage of Southern Africa's politics and business from Johannesburg. She also reported on conflict and post-conflict situations in Algeria, Afghanistan, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Zimbabwe. Before becoming a journalist, she worked for the World Bank. She is the coauthor of Oil to Cash: Fighting the Resource Curse through Cash Transfers (Center for Global Development, 2015).
Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Challenges for Girls Age 0-10
1. Nutrition
2. The Burden of Work
3. Sexual Violence and Harmful Traditions
4. Valuing Education
Part II: Interventions
5. Invest in Data and Evidence
6. The Weight of the Law
7. Shifting Mind-Sets
Conclusion
Notes
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Challenges for Girls Age 0-10
1. Nutrition
2. The Burden of Work
3. Sexual Violence and Harmful Traditions
4. Valuing Education
Part II: Interventions
5. Invest in Data and Evidence
6. The Weight of the Law
7. Shifting Mind-Sets
Conclusion
Notes