the working group on girls inc annual report 2011 2012

The Working Group on Girls Inc.

Annual Report 2011 - 2012

The Working Group on Girls Inc. • No longer a Working Group of NGO

UNICEF BUT

• AN NGO Committee

‘The Working Group on Girls’

• 501(c) (3) Incorporated with a Board

of Directors, Bank Account and

Employer Identification Number

(EIN) and a Tax Identification

Number

The Working Group on Girls Inc.

• Exist date

08/31/2011

June 2011New

Co-Chairs September

2011 Board of

Directors

Legal Work In Process …• By-laws

• Completion of Form 1023

Application for Recognition of

Exemption Under Section 501(c)

(3) of the Internal Revenue Code

• CHAR 410 Registration

Statement for Charitable

Organizations

Organizational Chart WGG2011- 2013 October 27, 2011

The Working Group on Girls - Organizational Chart

Officers of the Corporation - Co-Chairs, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary

Co-Chair Beth Adamson

Co- Chair Winifred Doherty

Recording Secretary

Susan O’Malley

Through UNICEF and UNICEF Executive Board; UN Women

and UN Women Executive Board; CSW

Through Institutions of CEDAW, CRC and Security

Council Resolutions 1325 etc

Protecting Girls from Violence Rosalee Keech

Annual CSW 56/57/58 CSW 56

Victoria Edmonds/Eileen Reilly

Girls Participation Adwoa Aidoo

Advocacy

Mary Jo Toll

Through Submission, Written Statements, Oral

Intervention, Panel Events, Parallel Events, Mission Visits

…

Research & Writing Yvonne Rafferty

Through Third Committee, Special Rapporteurs, Resolutions, Reports

Board of Directors

Outgoing Chair Mary Ann Strain

Communications Committee

Special Committees (Thematic )

Standing Committee (Administrative)

Development Committee

Steering Committee

Through Advocacy at National Level

Mission Statement

The Working Group on Girls (WGG) is a coalition of over 80 national and international non-governmental organizations with representation at the United Nations dedicated to

promoting the human rights of the girl child in all areas and stages of her lif e,

advancing the inclusion and status of girls and assisting them to develop their full potential as women.

The activities of the WGG support the following aims: 1. Advocating for the ongoing inclusion and development of girls’ rights in the work

of the United Nations system and structures and in international agreements; 2. Promoting the active participation of girls as agents of change in their own lives,

f amilies, communities and societies; 3. Ensuring that member states successfully implement their commitments to

girls’ rights, through monitoring national action plans, policy statements, program development, and resource allocation

November 10, 2011

For further inf ormation visit our website www.girlsrights.org Write directly to wggcontact@gmail.com

Find us on Facebook ‘Working Group on Girls’

COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLICATIONS WEBSITE, FACEBOOK,

TWITTER,BROCHURE, ACTION FOR

GIRLSBUSINESS CARDS

The Working Group on GirlsAn NGO Committee working

at the United Nations

Web Site http://www.girlsrights.org

PUBLICATIONSACTION FOR GIRLS

OCTOBER 2011FEBRUARY 2012

MAY 2012 - IN PRINTING

Membership and Steering Committee Meetings

• Membership

• September 2011

• October 2011

• November 2011

• December 2011

• January 2012

• February 2012

• April 2012

• May 2012

• June 2012

• Steering

• October 2011

• November 2011

• December 2011

• January 2012

• February 2012

• March 2012

• April 2012

• May 2012 + WGG

Retreat

Mrs. Ella Tamufor from Nigeria. January WGG meeting

The International Youth Tourism and Development Initiative

Special Moments …

Andres Guerrero-FeliuPartnerships Manager,

UNICEF – December WGG meeting

Malin Johansson, Youth Representative, National Council of Swedish Youth and Youth Representative of Sweden to the UN General Assembly 2011, addresses the October WGG meeting

Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, Melanne Verveer, October WGG meeting

THE WORKING GROUP ON GIRLS STATEMENTS

All on the Website …

• Commission for Social

Development

• Commission on the

Status on Women

• Girl’s Statement

• Boys Statement

• WGG

Recommendations to

CSW56 Reflect Rural

Girls’ Needs

• Oral Statement to

the Commission

for Social

Development

• Talking Points

• Annual Ministerial

Review

Thematic Committees (Task forces)• Advocacy

• Protecting Girls from

Violence

• Girls Participation

• Research and Writing

• CSW 56 Review

theme

• Communications

Fatima Rodrigo

Emily Bent

GIRL ADVOCATES

• 2010 – 2012• Caroline Christie• Ashley McCorey • Stephanie Trieu

• Caroline - Member of Steering Committee

• 2011 - 2012

• Adline

Sarpong

• Cristina Selby

• Lilianne Liu

• Tiffany Vazqe

In Chief Cristina

PARALLEL EVENTS DURING CSW 56

Youth Delegate

Orientation to the 56th Session of

the Commission on the Status

of Women CSW 56

February 26, 2012

Picture of the Year Youth Orientation - Michelle Bachelet

24 WGG Side Events for CSW

• Girls Statement Drafting

• Boys Statement Drafting

• World Café: Taking Action on Food & Economic Resources for Rural Women and Girls

• Empowering Women and Girls Politically to Eradicate Poverty

• From Seeding to Feeding: The Role of Women and Girls Across the Life Cycle of Food

• Youth Only Reception

• While Women Weep

• Girls Grow: A Vital Force in Rural Economies

• Transforming Rural Communities Through Psycho-Social Empowerment of Poor Rural Women and Girls

• Project Girl Performance & Workshop for Peace Builders

• What Does it Meant to be a Rural Girl?

• Girls Safety in Home, Community and School

• Rural Communities: Health Workforce for Women and Girls

• A Collaborative Workshop with US Mission on Girls Advocacy

• Social Work With Rural Women: Psycho-Social and Economic Empowerment

http://girlsrights.org/2012/04/bringing-it-home-youth-delegates-share-the-impact-of-the-csw/

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

What do you think

are the most

important issues

facing girls today that should be addressed

by the United

Nations?

OTHER EVENTS THAT MEMBERS ENGAGED IN …

Beth Adamson, Co-chair of WGG was a panel

presenter at this

event for Internatio

nal Women’s

Day "Connecting Girls Inspiring Future: Global

Reflection on Rural

Girls’ Needs"

The event featured the following speakers:

Her Excellency Amb. Joy U. Ogwu, PR of

Nigeria to the UN

Ambassador Dr. Josephine Ojiambo, Dep. PR of Kenya to the United Nations

Beth Adamson Co-chair of WGG

and Launched the

“Nigerian Girl-Child Agenda”

April 19, 2012

MODERATOR Maria-Luisa Chavez: Chief, NGO Relations, Department of Public

Information (DPI) SPEAKERS

Dr. Stuart C. Carr, Professor of Psychology, Industrial and

Organizational (I/O) Psychology Programme, Massey University, New

Zealand Yvonne Rafferty, Professor of

Psychology, New York Steeve Coupeau, Visiting Professor, DeVry University and New York City College of Technology; President of

the New York Institute for Haiti Advocacy

3.00 - 4. 30 –Panel Discussion – Part III: Child protection from violence, exploitation and abuse. Panelists: Marek Michalak, Ombudsman for Children Rights, Poland

Jo Becker - Children's Rights Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch, Recent progress and new challenges in protecting children from violence and exploitation. Yvonne Rafferty, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Pace University, NY/NGO Representative to the UN: Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)/Working Group on Girls

Child Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation: A Review of Promising Prevention Policies and Programs Raquel Evita Saraswati – Muslim American activist and writer

Women and Children in Arab Spring

Tuesday May 8, 2012 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Civil Society Forum in preparation for the Commission for Social Development January 31, 2012

LOOKING FORWARD 2012 - 2013

WGGFirst

Celebration of

International Day

of the Girl

CSW 57 • Priority theme of CSW 57 (2013)

• Elimination and prevention of all forms

of violence against women and girls

• Review theme:

• The equal sharing of responsibilities

between women and men, including

caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS

(agreed conclusions from the fifty-third

session)

Development Committee

•Friend Raising

•Development

•Finance

What will success look like?

• WGG has a distinct

brand, Strategic Plan

and achieved

operational goals that

are tied to the

strategic plan.

• WGG members are

more actively involved

in the work of the

group; WGG is

financially secure

• A marriage of the

energy that is

present in WGG (like

today) and

commitment to carry

out the ideas.

• IDEAS AND PLANS

executed, moving in

a unified way;

Regional work.

• The WGG is known

internationally and

supported by some

world leaders and

youth leaders.

• Affiliation with UN

Women; Healthy

Bank Balance;

Boys at CSW and

attending WGG

meetings.

• More boys involved;

Representatives of

missions attending

WGG meetings.

• Girls included

whenever women

are cited: Each

member state has a

girl representative

on their teams.

• Every girl is in

school until at

least 18 years and

free to choose her

career.

• The work of WGG is

elevated and WGG

has consistently

brought girls to

the table in a

variety of ways

• WGG is a community

of practice with

academic and

international

development agency

partners TOGETHER

promoting the rights

of girls

• More girls actively

participating from all

countries

• WGG has an event

with the

participation of

Michelle Obama and

her daughters and

with coverage by

the White House.

• WGG accompanies

global girls and

facilitate their

inclusion

• WGG has one

million followers

on Facebook /

WGG followers

are doubled

• 50% increase in

Twitter

Followers and

Facebook

Friends

Thank you!Prepared by Winifred Doherty –

June 2012