asian girls changing their world panel (8 of 9) speaker: snow lee
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Snow Lee, International Affairs Specialist of The Garden of Hope Foundation (East Asia/Taiwan) gave the presentation, "Asian Girls who are Changing Their World". To view the video on Youtube, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJILiFAE1HE To view the video on Hsin-Ling Shen, visit the Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCvNA_DvmOE&list=LLeSDU73s2-2h-PwyVA_pAGw To view the video on Tseenee's monologues, visit the Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V63HJKzwluY&list=LLeSDU73s2-2h-PwyVA_pAGw To read a Chinese version of the monologue, visit http://www.slideshare.net/GOH2012/waiting-27158282 The parallel event "Asian Girls Changing Their World" was held at the 58th NGO-CSW in New York, USA. To learn more about the Asian Girl Human Rights Campaign, please visit girlday.orgTRANSCRIPT
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Asian Girls Who Are Changing
Their World
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■Girl Stories
■ Law of Lever
■ Strategy
■ GOH’s Example
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Girl Story - 1 Shen Xinling(Formosan Daughters Award Winner,
Taiwan)
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Girl Story - 1
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Girl Story - 1 Shen Xinling(Formosan Daughters Award Winner,
Taiwan)
“People who can’t share love with others are poor.”
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Girl Story - 2
Kanha(Asian Girl Ambassador, Cambodia)
SALT Academy Cambodia encourages girls to play soccer through their Mighty Girls program.
In many cases, SALT saves girls from human traffickers.
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Girl Story - 2Kanha
• Kanha has been a key member of the first national women’s football team since 2010.
• All her older brothers & sisters were trafficked to Thailand.
• She helped the Mighty Girls win the national championship in 2012.
• Kanha also coaches other girls, helps them with their studies, and teaches them valuable life skills.
“I am excited to know that even though I am small, I know how to teach and can see all the girls at the schools learning more too.”
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Girl Story-3
Shah(Asian Girl Ambassador, Bangladesh)
Shah works with NUK, a national organization that promotes gender equality, human rights and the personal empowerment of women and girls.
She serves as the NUK Student Forum general secretary in Kishorganj.
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Girl Story-3
Discussion with a family to prevent child marriage
She saved 4 young girls!
Successful discussion with husband and his family on dowry reduction
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Girl Story-3
NUK Karate training program.Empowers girls with self-confidence and self-defense against violence
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Girl Story-4
Tseenee(Asian Girls Rights Award, Mongolia)
Client turned Advocate
Board member and club coordinator at Young Mothers’ Club, The Princess Center
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Girl Story-4
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Archimedes' Law of the Lever
“Give me a place to stand onand I will move the Earth.”
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Applied to Asian Girls
Empowered, Invested Girls
Time
Impact to Society
Local Support and Network
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What Can We Do to Give Girls a Lever?
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What Does GOH Do? (GOH’s Example)In Taiwan
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1st Taiwan Girls Day
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What Does GOH Do?
In Asia
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What Does GOH Do?
In Asia
Asian Girl Campaign partners.
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What Does GOH Do?
In Asia
1st Asian Girl Rights
Award
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Thank you!
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