The Girl Child in India

She has only half as good a chance as her brothers at good healthcare, at enrolling in school, at not dropping out by Class 5. She is as interested in sports the same as the boys, she likes her dolls but is not beholden to become a mother and wife. In fact she wants to spend her childhood like any other child – well-cared for, fed, educated, protected, and heard.

24th September is celebrated as International Girl Child Day. On this day to create awareness on the issues affecting the girl child and garner support, CRY is inviting people to sign the charter in support of girl child rights.

The doll created as a symbol of CRY's campaign for the girl child needs a name. She is a girl, she is Indian. She symbolises CRY’s fight for the rights of children.

Click here for more - http://www.cry.org/GCMicroSite/GCLandingpage09/index.html

Youngest known divorcee!

The youngest known divorced person in the world is a 10 year old girl. Will child marriages continue to terrorise our children? Read on....

A 10-Year-Old Divorcée Takes Paris

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1876652,00.html

In a dimly lit corner of a Paris bar a delighted young divorcée describes in a soft voice how she spent the day throwing snowballs for the first time in her life. That is not remarkable. This is: Nujood Ali is just 10 years old — and was, until recently, the youngest known divorced person in the world.