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The Working Group on Girls Inc.
Annual Report 2011 - 2012
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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
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The Working Group on Girls Inc.
• Exist date
08/31/2011
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June 2011New
Co-Chairs September
2011 Board of
Directors
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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
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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
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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 [email protected]
Find us on Facebook ‘Working Group on Girls’
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COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLICATIONS WEBSITE, FACEBOOK,
TWITTER,BROCHURE, ACTION FOR
GIRLSBUSINESS CARDS
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The Working Group on GirlsAn NGO Committee working
at the United Nations
Web Site http://www.girlsrights.org
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PUBLICATIONSACTION FOR GIRLS
OCTOBER 2011FEBRUARY 2012
MAY 2012 - IN PRINTING
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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
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Mrs. Ella Tamufor from Nigeria. January WGG meeting
The International Youth Tourism and Development Initiative
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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
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THE WORKING GROUP ON GIRLS STATEMENTS
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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
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Thematic Committees (Task forces)• Advocacy
• Protecting Girls from
Violence
• Girls Participation
• Research and Writing
• CSW 56 Review
theme
• Communications
Fatima Rodrigo
Emily Bent
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GIRL ADVOCATES
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• 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
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PARALLEL EVENTS DURING CSW 56
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Youth Delegate
Orientation to the 56th Session of
the Commission on the Status
of Women CSW 56
February 26, 2012
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Picture of the Year Youth Orientation - Michelle Bachelet
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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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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http://girlsrights.org/2012/04/bringing-it-home-youth-delegates-share-the-impact-of-the-csw/
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
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What do you think
are the most
important issues
facing girls today that should be addressed
by the United
Nations?
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OTHER EVENTS THAT MEMBERS ENGAGED IN …
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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"
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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”
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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
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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
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Civil Society Forum in preparation for the Commission for Social Development January 31, 2012
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LOOKING FORWARD 2012 - 2013
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WGGFirst
Celebration of
International Day
of the Girl
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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)
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Development Committee
•Friend Raising
•Development
•Finance
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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.
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• 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.
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• 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
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• 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
Followers and
Friends
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Thank you!Prepared by Winifred Doherty –
June 2012