A GSAP regional campaign ran from the International Day of the Girl Child on 11 October until Human Rights Day on 10 December 2020.  This Campaign offered us a way of being in solidarity as Good Shepherd and connected with one another.  Learn more about the creative and consciousness-raising activities which took place.

 

The GSIF Asia Pacific Office in liaison with other mission leaders chose this as a timely opportunity for an Asia Pacific collaborative project, particularly as:

• We have a Congregational Position Paper on the ‘Girl Child’,
• It is at the heart of our mission,
• The dreams and hopes contained in the recent AP Assembly SCOPE document reveal our desire to be more connected as a region

Flyer and YouTube link

Click here - GSAP Regional Campaign IDG 11October - 10December 2020

 

Reflections on Launch event 11 October

Sr Winifred Doherty (Main Good Shepherd representative at the United Nations) described the Launch event as 'a historic groundbreaking event, a festival proclaiming girls’ rights with girls and for girls throughout the 19 countries of Asia Pacific. It was a truly global virtual experience.....'

Click here - Sr Winifred Doherty Reflection

Click here - Comments by Key Participants

Click here - Jamie Sgherza - overview of the process, and reflection

 

UN International Day of the Girl Child

The International Day of the Girl Child (IDG) is celebrated annually on October 11 to promote girls' empowerment and fulfilment of their human rights while also highlighting the challenges that girls all over the world face.  See https://www.un.org/en/observances/girl-child-day

 

Good Shepherd Asia Pacific IDG 2020 Campaign

The objectives of the regional campaign are borne out of the current COVID19 situation where many children are now attending virtual classes; potentially raising the need to know safety rules whilst using the digital platform.

• Create awareness of the human rights of the girl child
• Enhance the capacity of the girl child to know safety rules when using the digital platform (prevention of OSEC and other forms of exploitation)
• Introducing support systems and safe spaces for the girl child to express joys / successes as well as challenges / violations to her human rights

The campaign will be focussed on advocacy as well as an internal review of GS programs in Asia Pacific. 

Advocacy

• Good Shepherd Asia Pacific Panel Event on the International Day of the Girl Child on 11Oct 2020 @ 9.30am Malaysian Time.  Join us via YouTube at  https://bit.ly/36gq6sg 
• Production of a video on IDG2020 with submissions from Good Shepherd sites in Asia Pacific
• Research on the situation of the girl child in Asia Pacific
• Connecting on Social Networking Platforms

                           *Facebook

                           *Twitter

                            *Instagram     

• Infographics on safe use of social networking platforms
  • General Info
  • Parents
  • Teenagers

Internal review

• Review of programs to assess service levels to the girl child using a child safeguarding / protection checklist
• Implementation of the rights-based approach in programming

Joint events by Good Shepherd Schools in Asia Pacific from 1^st Oct to 10^th Oct

• Logo competition for the IDG2020 (Winner from Sacred Heart School, Bangalore)

• Theme Song composed by GS Schools Sri Lanka

• IDG Prayer by GS Singapore

• #myvoiceourfuture Hashtag campaign @ 1Oct

• Poster making competition to be participated by all the schools in AP @ 2Oct

• Launch of infographics @ 3Oct

• Schools outreach to social services @ 4Oct

• Program to reach out to men – dads, brothers, boys on IDG @ 5Oct

• Gratitude Body Prayer movement @ 6 – 10Oct (composed by GS Indonesia)

 

Units leading the event

North East Asia                11Oct to 18Oct

Philippines/Japan            19Oct to 25Oct

East Asia                           26Oct to 1Nov

Sri Lanka / Pakistan         2Nov to 8Nov

Nepal                                 9Nov to 15Nov

Singapore / Malaysia       16Nov to 22Nov

Indonesia                          23Nov to 29Nov

South West India              30Nov to 2Dec

Central East India Nepal  3Dec to 10Dec