Hoy digo basta al ayer y pongo freno al mañana.
Hoy alzo la voz por aquello que ayer me hiciste.
En Etiopía las adolescentes luchan por encontrar un camino hacia una vida adulta sana. Muchas adolescentes luchan con un acceso limitado a una educación de alta calidad y al mismo tiempo enfrentan prácticas tradicionales como el matrimonio infantil y riesgos para la salud como las altas tasas de mortalidad materna y la infección por el VIH.
Según Girl Up, una campaña de la fundación de las Naciones Unidas, solo el 38% de las niñas y mujeres jóvenes de entre 15 y 24 años en Etiopía saben leer y escribir, una de cada cinco niñas se casa antes de los 15 años y las niñas de 15 a 19 tienen siete veces más probabilidades de ser VIH positivos que sus pares masculinos. Además, el 12% de las niñas de entre quince y diecinueve años son madres o están embarazadas de su primer hijo.
Hoy alzo la voz por aquello que ayer me hiciste
antes de que llegue el mañana y vuelva a suceder.
Hoy digo basta al ayer y pongo freno al mañana.
Hoy quiero ser libre,
es lo justo.
Tibeb Girls is an innovative project
created by Created by Whiz Kids Workshop.
Tibeb Girls In a place such as Ethiopia, where social supports are often inadequate, adolescent girls struggle to find a path into a healthy and secure adult life. Many adolescent girls struggle with limited access to high-quality education while simultaneously facing traditional practices. According to Girl Up, a campaign of the United Nations foundation, only 38% of girls and young women between the ages of 15-24 in Ethiopia are literate, one in five girls is married before the age of 15, and girls ages 15-19 are seven times more likely to be HIV positive than their male peers. Furthermore, 12% of girls between the ages of fifteen and nineteen are mothers or pregnant with their first child.
New action-drama radio show
We are excited to introduce a new action-drama radio show about three young girls who use their superpowers to fight against injustice and the many harmful practices Ethiopian girls routinely face. Using their powers to see the past and future, Tibeb Girls draws the audience into the typical lives of Ethiopian girls, building empathy for their hardship and a vision of a brighter future. Tibeb Girls puts girls’ issues at the center and provides examples of girls asserting themselves, problem-solving, and implementing solutions. By broadcasting a program that will examine harmful practices and explore girls’ agency in addressing those challenges, Tibeb Girls will foster a culture of conversation among girls. Through our partnerships detailed below, the Tibeb Girls is an Ethiopian-led, innovative, scalable and sustainable approach to measurably improving coordination around girls’ issues in Ethiopia.
