It's a Girl!
Girls still are less likely to be in school than boys. Two out of three illiterate adults are women. Every 90 seconds of every day, a woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth.(pg 3, paragraph 4, line 6)
Violence against women and girls remains a global pandemic, violating women’s rights and perpetuating harm in every country and community. (pg 14, lines 4-6)
One core issue is child marriage, a practice that can tear girls from school and spurs high rates of maternal illness and death. (pg 15, column 2, graph 2, line 5)
Millions of women and girls face abuse in what should be the sanctuary of their own homes. (pg 2, paragraph 3, line 7, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon forward)
U.N. Women Annual Report 2010-2011
"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy." (Proverbs 31:8&9)
Join us in prayer for women and girls (the calendars are dated, the needs and requests are not).
Pray for girls who are married and to end child marriage (Child Brides).
Pray for victims of mutilation.
Pray for victims of trafficking.