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Photo exhibition „I wish“ dedicated to the Int’l Day of the Girl Child

Photo exhibition „I wish“ dedicated to the Int’l Day of the Girl Child

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Photo exhibition „I wish“ dedicated to the Int’l Day of the Girl Child

calendar_today 12 October 2024

A bunch of people standing in a circle at a photo wxhibition listening to the Head of UNFPA Georgia Country Office, Mariam Bandzeladze, speaking in a microphone
Photos: Vladimer Valishvili/UNFPA

The United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) has hosted a photo exhibition "I Wish" by award winning photographer Dina Oganova at MOMA Tbilisi, dedicated to the International Day of the Girl Child. The exhibition was held within the framework of the UN Joint Programme for Gender Equality, with the support of the Government of Sweden on October 10.

Two women standing at a microphone, while two others are listening

A women and her daughter standing at a wall near their large photo

October 11 marks the International Day of the Girl Child, recognizing girls’ rights and the unique challenges they face around the world, including in Georgia. 

Five people, including one men standing at a wall

Adolescent girls have the right to a safe, educated, and healthy life, not only during these critical formative years, but also as they mature into women. But the harmful practice of child marriage, which is a human rights violation, threatening girls’ lives and health, and limiting their future prospects, remains a challenge in Georgia.

A woman and her daughter standing at a wall, holding their photo, while a man is photographing them

A man is giving an interview to Euronews Georgia crew during a photo exhibition

With the photo exhibition, the UNFPA has introduced 20 parents from different age-groups, backgrounds and interests, who have adolescent girls and want to speak up and stand against child marriage, causing trauma and depriving girls of their childhood and opportunities to study, play, dream and explore the world.