“When girls are educated, their countries become stronger and more prosperous.”
The Government of India, in 2008, declared that the day January 24 be celebrated as the National Girl Child Day every year with the objective of raising the consciousness of the society towards the girl child so that she can be valued and respected and her rights and education and empower the girl child in diverse walks of life. The purpose of the day is also to change the attitude of society towards girls.
The need of the hour is to nurture and empower the girl child by providing her with equitable opportunities to help her grow, explore and harness the potential to fullest extent in social, economic, political, scientific, empirical, and other dynamic aspects of life.
A girl child needs to be mentored and taught the proper values that will improve her self worth. A girl child needs to be provided for, cared for, cherished and loved. A girl child needs to be affirmed repeatedly that she is priceless. Parents, care-givers, governments and the society at large owe her these.
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