GIRLS HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGE
Do you have a bold idea to transform the lives of girls worldwide?
The Girls Human Rights Challenge is your opportunity to pitch innovative solutions to tackle critical issues affecting girls’ rights across the globe. This unique platform empowers participants to showcase their creativity, legal expertise, and passion for human rights advocacy. Whether you’re addressing a local issue in your community or proposing groundbreaking legal strategies for a global challenge, this is your chance to make an impact.
AGENDA
14:00 - 14:30 PM REGISTRATION
14:30 - 16:00 PM
Girls Human Rights
Challenge
Join us for a panel discussion addressing critical issues affecting girls globally. This session will explore the challenges to girls' rights and aim to develop actionable strategies, uplift marginalized voices, and build alliances for lasting change. It will serve as an essential platform for girls and activists committed to advancing gender equality
14:30 - 14:45 PM
14:45 - 15:00 PM
Pitcher 2. Ariana Uzzaman (Mulberry School for Girls) - Youth Justice Reform
15:00 - 15:15 PM
Pitcher 3: Maria San Miguel (GHRH Young Expert) - Proposal for Judicial Reform onGender-Based Violence Cases in Spain
15:15 - 15:30 PM
Pitcher 4: Aston University Girls Human Rights Mini Hub
15:30 - 15:45 PM
Pitcher 5.
15:45 - 16:00 PM
Pitcher 1: Khadija Abdisalan (Mulberry School for Girls) - Safe Future for Girls
Commitment Round
JUDGES
Sultana Tafadar
Executive Director
GHRH
Katie Beeching
Ambassador, Caring Family Foundation
Celestine Greenwood
Director, GHRH Mini Hub and Young Expert Programme
Syeda Hanifa Ali
Young Expert
GHRH
16:00 - 16:15 PM - CLOSING & NETWORKING - Connect with fellow attendees and speakers over light refreshments
What’s the Challenge?
Participants are invited to:
• Propose innovative solutions to tackle a specific issue affecting girls’ rights in a particular country or setting.
• Explore how the law can be leveraged to address and resolve these challenges.
• Inspire action by presenting practical, sustainable, and impactful ideas that could drive change.
Your pitch could focus on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:
• Combating child marriage in rural communities.
• Ensuring access to education for girls in conflict zones.
• Fighting gender-based violence through legal reform.
• Addressing menstrual health rights in underserved areas.
• Using technology to promote access to justice for girls.
How It Works
1. Choose a Focus Area: Select a girls’ human rights issue you’re passionate about and a specific country or setting.
2. Develop Your Solution: Create a pitch that highlights the problem, the solution, and its potential impact.
3. Pitch Your Idea: Submit a short video or written proposal detailing your solution.
4. Engage with Experts: Finalists will have the opportunity to present their ideas to a panel of experts, including human rights advocates, legal professionals, and change-makers.
Submission Process
Submission Guidelines
• Participants can submit their proposals in either of the following formats:
1. Video Pitch: A 2-3 minute recorded pitch.
2. Written Proposal: A 500-700 word document detailing the problem, proposed solution, and its impact.
Key Requirements:
1. Title: The name of your project or idea.
2. Problem Statement: Define the girls’ human rights issue and provide context (country/setting).
3. Solution: Outline your proposed strategy, including how the law, community programs, or innovative approaches can tackle the issue.
4. Impact: Explain how your idea will make a tangible difference and how it can be implemented sustainably.
5. Team Details (if applicable): Names, backgrounds, and roles of each participant.
Submission Deadline: 14 February 2025.
Submit Proposals to: admin@ghrh.org.