Campaigns
The Where You Were Born campaign was the result of a project run by UYDO with a group of students. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the immense inequality between the developed world and the developing world and focus on the fact that we all are equal and, that often, the only difference between someone living in poverty and someone living comfortably or affluently is as simple as where they were born – one person was born into opportunities, while the other was not.
The Where You Were Born campaign encapsulates what UYDO are about. Many young people living in a poverty environment are extremely capable, but just lack the opportunities to do something about their situation. We give young entrepreneurs in developing countries small loans and the support they need so that they can start their own businesses and lift themselves out of poverty.
The Where You Were Born campaign encapsulates what UYDO are about. Many young people living in a poverty environment are extremely capable, but just lack the opportunities to do something about their situation. We give young entrepreneurs in developing countries small loans and the support they need so that they can start their own businesses and lift themselves out of poverty.
The Girl Effect is a campaign made by girleffect.org, an organisation that UYDO supports. We believe that The Girl Effect campaign is important as the situation for girls is often dire. With this campaign, UYDO pledges to make sure we invest as much in girls as in boys, and that the special needs of girls are being taken into account when designing our programmes.
Girls in developing countries face extreme challenges and have traditionally been neglected within the development agenda. According to a study undertaken by the Centre for Global Development called Girls Count, girls and young women in many places do not enjoy the basic rights of voting, cannot inherit land, are subject to female circumcision, and do not have the right to stop unwanted sexual advances or achieve justice. As the world seeks to fight poverty and respect fundamental human rights, girls remain nearly invisible to those in positions of power "and yet it is only through major and sustained improvements in the condition of girls that the world will reach its goals" (Girls Count, 2008, Pg7).
The report further states that 122 million girls in Sub-Saharan Africa live on less than $1 a day, and the shackles of poverty often force girls to seek jobs where they may be exploited or abused. Girls are often burdened with heavy and time consuming labour within the family – such as carrying water, collecting firewood, caring for younger children and tending livestock – all of which prevent these girls from getting vital education. The report further states that one in seven girls in developing countries get married before the age of 15 and nearly half of the girls are expected to marry before the age of 20. 14 million girls aged 15-19 give birth each year. UYDO aims to provide girls with a better chance to improve their lives, take themselves out of poverty and contribute to a better society.
You can download the Girls Count report by accessing:
http://www.cgdev.org/content/publications/detai
Girls in developing countries face extreme challenges and have traditionally been neglected within the development agenda. According to a study undertaken by the Centre for Global Development called Girls Count, girls and young women in many places do not enjoy the basic rights of voting, cannot inherit land, are subject to female circumcision, and do not have the right to stop unwanted sexual advances or achieve justice. As the world seeks to fight poverty and respect fundamental human rights, girls remain nearly invisible to those in positions of power "and yet it is only through major and sustained improvements in the condition of girls that the world will reach its goals" (Girls Count, 2008, Pg7).
The report further states that 122 million girls in Sub-Saharan Africa live on less than $1 a day, and the shackles of poverty often force girls to seek jobs where they may be exploited or abused. Girls are often burdened with heavy and time consuming labour within the family – such as carrying water, collecting firewood, caring for younger children and tending livestock – all of which prevent these girls from getting vital education. The report further states that one in seven girls in developing countries get married before the age of 15 and nearly half of the girls are expected to marry before the age of 20. 14 million girls aged 15-19 give birth each year. UYDO aims to provide girls with a better chance to improve their lives, take themselves out of poverty and contribute to a better society.
You can download the Girls Count report by accessing:
http://www.cgdev.org/content/publications/detai
