{"id":11991,"date":"2014-10-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/core3-789-core3.d2.worldvision.org\/media-center\/international-day-of-the-girl-child-furthers-awareness-empowerment-of-vulnerable-women-on-october-11"},"modified":"2022-10-14T11:37:29","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T18:37:29","slug":"international-day-girl-child-furthers-awareness-empowerment-vulnerable-women-october","status":"publish","type":"media-center","link":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/about-us\/media-center\/international-day-girl-child-furthers-awareness-empowerment-vulnerable-women-october","title":{"rendered":"International Day of the Girl Child Furthers Awareness, Empowerment of Vulnerable Women on October 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”13739″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]SEATTLE (October 6, 2014) — <\/strong>Three years after the United Nations declared October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, the 2014 World Vision Gift Catalog (www.worldvisiongifts.org<\/a>) again encourages men and women to further awareness and advocacy for vulnerable girls worldwide.<\/p>\n

A Million-Person Problem<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rather than the story of a stray individual, vulnerability, oppression, and exploitation are problems that affect millions of girls, their communities, and the world at large.<\/p>\n