National Girl Child Day on 24-01-2022 by KVK, Wyra

National Girl Child Day is observed every year in India on January 24th to promote awareness about the rights of a girl child and the importance of their education, health, and nutrition. The National Girl Child Day was first initiated by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in 2008 with the purpose of spreading awareness about gender-based discriminations faced by girls and bring attitude change in the society. It is being celebrated across the country and the theme for 2022 is ‘Digital Generation, Our Generation’. Last year, the objective of the day was to raise awareness on the issue of the declining Child Sex Ratio.  The National Girl Child Day aims to raise awareness on –

• Inequalities faced by girl children.
• Importance of female education, health care and nutrition.
• Need for their empowerment
• Support systems and opportunities available to girls around the country.

In this regard, KVK, Wyra celebrated National Girl Child Day, 2022 at Rebbavaram village, Wyra Mandal, Khammam with 23 girls, 4 women, 2 anganwadi staff and 2 KVK scientists.  Dr. Jessie Suneetha W and Mrs. P. S. M. Phanisri attended the meeting.  The participants were sensitized on the problems faced by girls in general by the society, about good and bad touch, the need to over come obscure behaviour by near ones and in public places, role of balanced diet in their growth and development and national help line numbers for girl child abuse.  Also, they were told of every girl child right to free and compulsory education until the age of 14 to elementary education (class 1 – 8) in a neighbourhood school under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.   In order to save the girl child in India, awareness to be created for changing the mindsets of communities and families thereby ensuring the birth of girls and celebrate daughters, educate them, create a safe environment to them and support their resistance to any form of violence.