- Just 2% of The Poorest Rural Girls Complete Secondary Education
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It’s hard to imagine that there are still girls today that have never seen the inside of a classroom. Never sat at a desk anticipating the day’s lessons. Never felt the white crisp paper underneath their fingertips. Never learned to read and write. And are likely never to do so. These girls are not missing out on school because of COVID-19. They were never in school in the first place.
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Vivian’s Online Articles
- The Opportunities Young Leaders Are Seeing In Education
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Covid-19 has confronted us with the greatest education emergency of our lifetime. It interrupted the education of over 90% of the world’s students, exacerbating already existing inequalities and magnifying the global learning crisis. The ripple effects of this pandemic on people’s lives will be felt for years, potentially generations, if more is not done to make sure that exclusion is minimized, and the most vulnerable protected.
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- Ex- Starehe Girl Demonstrates Alumnus Power
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The Ex-Starehe girl demonstrates the Alumnus Power. <
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- Ganging up against Gender Violence
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On October 11th, civil societies and governments joined hands to commemorate the annual International Day of the Girl. The theme for #IDG2014 was “empowering adolescent girls: ending the cycle of violence.” The UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women first described “gender violence” in 1993 as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether in public or private life.” Young women and girls face multiple forms of gender-based violence on a daily basis including rape, honor killings, female circumcision, early marriage, prostitution and trafficking and domestic violence.
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- Vivian Onano On The Importance of Educating Girl Child
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Can we talk about sustainable development without touching on gender equality? For a breakdown of this this topic and her journey and collaborations with policy makers in Kenya to create an inclusive environment for women is Vivian Onano.
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- Recognizing the Potential, Talent, and Dreams of Young Refugees
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Today, there are nearly 80 million displaced people across the world. The majority of them are children and young people with dreams and aspirations. Unfortunately, they have found themselves in limbo for years, waiting for an opportunity to rebuild their lives and look towards a future filled with hope.
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- Shared Value Africa Initiative Leadership Council
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The Shared Value Africa Initiative launched the Africa Council of 8 in its strategy meeting in Johannesburg this week. CNBC Africa spoke to Vivian Onano, Water Aid Global Youth Ambassador and council member for more.
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- 150 Years Of Carthage Women: Vivian Onano ‘14
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Thousands of Carthage women have sharpened their minds at Carthage since it joined the first wave of higher education institutions to offer co-ed enrollment in 1870. Now that the 150 Years of Carthage Women celebration is underway, we’re highlighting a few of the alumnae whose impact reverberates far beyond the modern campus in Kenosha and its predecessor in western Illinois. Many actively work to improve local and global conditions through policy change, advocacy, and education.
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- The power of educating a girl
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The other day I was watching a documentary from Half the Sky Movement about the girls from Kibera School for Girls and I could not stop radiating beams of joy. Seeing young girls so confident with themselves as they received an education sent me back down memory lane. Growing up in Kisumu, Kenya, life was difficult, but that did not hinder me from pursuing my goal of achieving an education.
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- Young people at the centre of the Sustainable Development Goals
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In early February, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) hosted the annual Youth Forum to discuss what it will take to transition from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and youth involvement in the process. During the two days conference that brought together youth leaders and advocates from different countries and backgrounds, issues of access to quality education, peace and security, achieving gender equality and employment, were synonymous with every participant. READ FULL POST