Empower Girls and End Hunger

A child is born. After three months, her mother stops breastfeeding her. At meal times, she is fed last and least, and thus her growth will be permanently stunted. At age six, instead of going to school, she is taught how to milk a cow and plant crops. At age 10, she will walk five miles, alone, every day, carrying 40 lb water jugs. At age 12, while on one of these solo walks, she is subject to a violent encounter. To avoid public shame, she is married to her attacker. By age 13, this undereducated, undernourished girl is a mother. When her daughter is three months old, she stops breastfeeding her and at mealtimes, she feeds her daughter last and least. The cycle of malnutrition and inequality continues. But it doesn't have to.

March 8th is International Women's Day, our chance to draw attention to this vicious cycle of malnutrition among girls in the developing world. This is our chance to stand up for equal education for girls, promote maternal and childhood health monitoring, and take a stand against child marriage.

When a girl has the opportunity to be educated and healthy, not only does she benefit, society as a whole benefits. Educated girls marry later, have healthier children and take an active role in their communities to ensure the rights of other women are upheld.

If you believe all girls deserve access to the tools and resources to escape the cycle of malnutrition and have a bright future, add your name today and spread the word about International Women's Day!
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