Plan India released the BIAG Report “Because I am a Girl” 2009 Edition focusing on Economic Empowerment of the girl child – in the presence of Kiror Kher, Ila Arun, Manali Vengsarkar along with support from corporates – Mr. Govind Nihalani, Chairperson, Governing board, Plan India, Mr. Raj Nooyi, Member, Governing Board, Plan India, Ms Madhabi Puri-Buch, MD & CEO, ICICI secutities, Ms Bhagyashri Dengle Executive Director, Plan India, Mr. Madhu Kannan, MD, BSE were also present to grace the event at the prestigious Bombay Stock Exchange the oldest stock exchange in Asia today.
Press Release- Plan India’s unveils “Because I am a Girl” Report 2009 is a report which focuses on economic empowerment of the girl child. Mumbai, September 22, 2009: Plan India, a child centered development organization that promotes child rights and improves the quality of life of vulnerable children in India, unveiled a report “Because I am a Girl” to highlight the key issues faced by the girl child globally and in India. The State of the Girl Child Report 2009 emphasizes on the Girl’s Economic Rights and Empowerment. Mr. Govind Nihalani, Chairperson, Governing board, Plan India, Mr. Raj Nooyi, Member, Governing Board, Plan India, Ms Madhabi Puri-Buch, MD & CEO, ICICI secutities, Ms Bhagyashri Dengle Executive Director, Plan India, Mr. Madhu Kannan, MD, BSE were present to grace the event at the prestigious Bombay Stock Exchange the oldest stock exchange in Asia and a symbol of our country’s economic growth. The Bombay Stock Exchange has extended their support to the campaign by partnering and hosting this event. To support the cause of the aspirations of the girl child in India eminent personalities Kiran Kher, Manali Vengsarkar & Ila Arun joined the occasion. Also present on the occasion eminent industrialist and Member, Governing Board, Plan India, Aarti Kirloskar and her daughter Aditi Kirloskar.
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The Because I am a Girl report takes a rights based approach to girl’s situations at different stages of their lives and the 2009 report on Girl’s Economic Rights and Empowerment highlights the context and life situation of the girls in India. The State of the Girl Child report will be released every year in India till 2015 – the 20th anniversary of the 1995 Beijing Conference on Women.
Through 70 years of work at the grassroots, Plan has always found girls as the most discriminated social group. A major goal of Plan is to fight gender inequality, promote girls’ rights and support the millions of girls to come out of child poverty.
It is with this in mind that Plan world wide has initiated the ‘Because I am A Girl’ campaign – a campaign that highlights the issues of the girl child and gathers support to empower the girls and hence, a community leading to a better world.
Mr. Raj Nooyi, Member, Governing board, Plan India said, “Across the country, girls face double discrimination of their gender and age, leaving them suffering at the bottom of the social ladder. Girls are denied access to health services and education, and also face extremely high levels of violence, abuse, and harassment. In order for India to accelerate the achievement of our development goals, investments in the development of the girl child are the need of the hour.”
He also added, “Plan aims to invest in the Girl Child and bring about a shift in the social attitudes towards the girl child. The programmes at the grass root level are designed to increase girl child participation to secure the benefits of economic growth while breaking inter-generational poverty.”
Ms. Bhagyashri Dengle, Executive Director, Plan India said, “While there are many more girls in the trap of poverty and injustice in India than ever before, there are many more girls today whose lives have changed because of the good work being done by NGOs, corporates and government. And both these stories need to be told – the stories of problems faced by girls as also the stories of achievements and empowerment of girls. The State of the Girl Child in India Report 2009 seeks to capture both these aspects surrounding girls in India today.”
Mr. Madhu Kannan, MD and CEO of the BSE added, “BSE is proud to partner with Plan in helping to raise awareness of these critical issues. India’s future is immeasurably brighter because of the sustained efforts of organizations like Plan.”
About Plan
Plan India is a child-centered development organization that aims to promote Child Rights and improve the quality of life of vulnerable children. Plan India is a part of Plan International and currently works in 66 countries. In India, Plan works in 11 states and has directly impacted lives of over a million children and their families since 1979 and empowered them to realize their potential.
Our child centered community development interventions focus on Child Protection and Child Participation, Health, Education, HIV / AIDS, Early Childhood Care and Development, Water and Environment Sanitation, Disaster Preparedness, Household Economic and Social Security and Community Governance.
About Bombay Stock Exchange
Bombay Stock Exchange is one of India’s leading exchange groups and has played a pre-eminent role in the development of the Indian capital market. BSE is a corporatized and demutualised entity, with a broad shareholder-base which includes two leading global exchanges, Deutsche Börse and Singapore Exchange as strategic partners.
BSE provides an efficient and transparent market for trading in equity, debt instruments and derivatives. It also provides a host of other services to capital market participants including risk management, clearing, settlement, market data services and training. It has a global reach with customers around the world and a nation-wide presence. BSE systems and processes are designed to safeguard market integrity, support the growth of the market in India, and stimulate innovation and competition across all market segments. The BSE Training Institute is at the forefront of educating market participants on currency and interest rate derivatives.
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