Empowering girls with local solutions

As the leading donor to the Global Financing Facility, Canada plays a vital role by recognizing and supporting locally led development as the path to sustainable gender equality in health.

International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen will have an opportunity to reaffirm Canada's dedication to empowering girls at the World Health Summit in Berlin starting Oct. 15, write Dominique Denoncourt and Rosemary Mburu.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DOMINIQUE DENONCOURT, ROSEMARY MBURU

October 11, 2023

On Oct. 11, the International Day of the Girl Child, we celebrate girls' resilience and potential, recognizing that opportunities vary between and within nations. Consider a teenage girl in Homa Bay county, Kenya, where poverty and limited access to sexual and reproductive h...

To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider.

Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription.

Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.

Cancel anytime.

Already a Subscriber?

Get Weekend Point of View Newsletter

A round up of the past weekâ€™s opinion writers and columnists on Saturdays and Sundays.

By entering your email address you consent to receive email from The Hill Times containing news, analysis, updates and offers. You may unsubscribe at any time. See our privacy policy