October 11 is annually observed as the International Day of the Girl Child. The occasion marks the significance of adolescent girl children and endeavours at identifying their strengths and ability by opening opportunities for them. It also targets at amplifying and empowering the voices of adolescent girls around the planet.

The theme for this year’s International Day of the Girl Child is “Digital Generation. Our Generation.” As the Covid pandemic has made the world sit in front of social media for learning and earning, around 2.2 billion people around the globe still do not have internet connections.

Although observing this day, an challenge is made to talk about and eradicate the issues concerning adolescent girl children. All the way through the world, girl children face gender-based challenges such as child marriage, discrimination, violence, and poor learning opportunities. International Day of the Girl Child 2021 will observe the theme of ‘Digital Generation. Our Generation.’

It was on December 19, 2011, that the Nations General Assembly passed a resolution declaring October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child. This day primarily focuses on the necessity to acknowledge the challenges that girls face around the globe and to empower them towards fulfilling their human rights. The very first conference that identified and discussed about the rights of girl children was the Beijing Declaration. Held in 1995, at the World Conference on Women in Beijing, countries collectively adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action – known to be the most progressive blueprint ever for advancing the rights of not just women but girls too.

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