Take Action Tuesday: What's Your Elevator Pitch?
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You walk into an elevator and inside is an influential member of the U.S. government. The door closes and she looks at you, leans over and asks: Why do you think we should care about adolescent girls’ rights in developing nations?
Well, what would you say?
At Girl Up, we know that there are more than 600 million adolescent girls in developing countries today. We know that girls are more likely to be poor, left behind and hungry, and less likely to have access to education and health services.
What we also know is that empowering girls can have a huuuge impact on the global economy. We know that an investment in girls is an investment in the social wellbeing of the world.
In the comment section below, we’d love to hear YOU answer the question: Why should we care about adolescent girls’ rights in developing nations? It’s important to practice your elevator pitch – a brief description meant to capture the attention of a person you hope to influence – because you never know who you’ll end up talking to!
We’ll gather the best pitches and present them to you on our blog next week. We can’t wait to hear how you answer!
Comments
Submitted by Nikki on September 29, 2012
I think its important we care about girl's rights everywhere because I think every one deserves to have hope for the future. Without basic rights a door is closed and we must help open it. I think of how lucky I am because I have voice and I can use it to decide for myself, and that makes me think that it is only fair for other girls to be able to do the same. Why should they be denied protection? An education? Proper sanitation? Why should other people decide their fates? I think that everyone should be able to decide for themselves and a simple difference in gender should not make a difference.
Submitted by Evergirl98 on August 30, 2012
It’s extremely important that the needs of adolescent girls have a right and use those rights to give them individualism to connect. Through motivation young girls can reform their nations for the better and not become unnoticed. They need such privileges to a least feel acknowledge that they can make an impact on young women and inspire others to have potential. We need to care for this cause so young women can participate with already developed nations and rally for change. These young girls should come into light by expressing their beauty, schooling, and talents without being silent. Laws should be required to protect them when treated harshly. Instead of feeling helpless about their nation that doesn’t value the ideas of adolescent girls. I strongly believe that we need to keep in mind and never stop encouraging girls who aren’t reaching their full potential because developing nations makes it hard to involve young women.