NPR: International Day of the Girl Child https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=355181976 International Day of the Girl Child en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:39:27 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: International Day of the Girl Child https://www.npr.org/tags/355181976/international-day-of-the-girl-child For International Day Of The Girl, A Battle Of The Hashtags Do a quick search of #DayoftheGirl and you'll find dozens of related hashtag campaigns. Does that help further the cause or water down the message? Sun, 11 Oct 2015 07:03:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/10/11/447230715/for-international-day-of-the-girl-a-battle-of-the-hashtags https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/10/11/447230715/for-international-day-of-the-girl-a-battle-of-the-hashtags

Do a quick search of #DayoftheGirl and you'll find dozens of related hashtag campaigns. Does that help further the cause or water down the message?

]]> Malaka Gharib Photographers Capture The Sorrow And Pain Of Global Girls For the International Day of the Girl Child, we wanted to bring to light issues that are often hidden from view. So we turned to five photographers who devote much of their time to girls' issues. Sat, 11 Oct 2014 06:15:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2014/10/10/355188020/photographers-capture-the-sorrow-and-pain-of-global-girls https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2014/10/10/355188020/photographers-capture-the-sorrow-and-pain-of-global-girls

For the International Day of the Girl Child, we wanted to bring to light issues that are often hidden from view. So we turned to five photographers who devote much of their time to girls' issues.

]]> Rena Silverman A Day For Global Girls Gets People Talking, But Then What? Oct. 11 is the U.N.'s day devoted to stopping child marriage, stepping up education and much more. Does the day really help? Experts have a mixed reaction. Fri, 10 Oct 2014 16:44:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2014/10/10/355104407/a-day-for-global-girls-gets-people-talking-but-then-what https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2014/10/10/355104407/a-day-for-global-girls-gets-people-talking-but-then-what

Oct. 11 is the U.N.'s day devoted to stopping child marriage, stepping up education and much more. Does the day really help? Experts have a mixed reaction.

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