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📢 Girls are not failing. Systems are failing girls. On #InternationalDayoftheGirl, our partners, together with the girls they serve came together to call for governments and leaders to end child marriage and invest in girls’ rights. Post #IDG2026, we must stay true to this commitment by addressing the systems that restrict and stand in the way of girls’ agency. 📸Photos: Highlights from Uganda partner's celebration on IDG26. #GirlsAgencyInAction #DayoftheGirl2026

The #InternationalDayoftheGirl is almost here, and our partners have already begun joint advocacy activities, starting with Uganda!👏 This week, on the 6th of October, AG's Uganda network partners brought together 200 girls from 12 schools to celebrate #IDG2026.✨ During the celebration, adolescent girls held girl-led group conversations on the barriers that limit them from exercising their agency and reaching their full potential. The sessions were facilitated by @GirlUpUganda's mentors and school teachers. The girls later presented on the change they want to see at home, in school, in the community, and in leadership. The girls talked about staying in school, the need to end child marriage, and support girls' rights, choices, and aspirations. AG partners represented were: Girl Up Uganda, @ipfug, @reachahand, and @GirlPowerFoUg. The African Women and Girls Organisation (AWAGO) also joined the celebration and facilitated a grounding meditation session for the girls. #GirlsAgencyInAction #AMPLIFYHer

AG at #UNGA81: Hon. Dr. Tecla Chebet Tum's second call was about putting resources closer to girls, and closer to the organizations girls themselves are building and leading. 📢The message is clear: investment cannot stop at commitments. It has to reach the programs, spaces, and organizations that are creating the conditions for girls to shape their own futures. Watch out for her final call to action as we gear up to celebrate the #InternationalDayoftheGirl2026. #GirlsAgency #GirlsAgencyInAction #AMPLIFYHer