At a school in the department of Arauca in Colombia, a seventh-grade class turned a mural into a space where chidren and adolescents can reflect on gender stereotypes and violence against children, helping to create a school free from violence.
As part of the Niñas Poderosas initiative, Tejiendo Redes Infancia and Together for Girls organized a gathering to create a space for intergenerational dialogue, sisterhood, and collective action, where young women were able to share their initiatives.
Every second, three girls experience sexual violence. One in five girls will face sexual violence before she turns 18. Experiencing sexual violence in childhood has lasting physical, mental, educational, and economic consequences that carry into womanhood.
Ahead of the Global Ministerial Conference, we want to highlight the work of three countries in Latin America that have the potential to make key pledges that can make a difference in the lives of millions of children.