
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.

Even in the face of challenges, seeds of hope can take root. When we support girls and young women to develop leadership skills and build networks of support and sisterhood, they become critical agents of social change towards equality.

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.

You are not alone. It’s important that those with lived experience don’t feel pressured to share anything publicly. We all have our own journeys, and many survivors chose to not be public, while still being incredible agents for change.