International day of the Girl child (IDGC) also known as the Day of the Girl child is an international commemoration of the girl power and girl rights that is celebrated every year on 11 th October. The observation supports more opportunity for girls and increases awareness of gender inequality faced by girls particularly in relation to gender based violence. Moreover this celebration is also a time for reflection on all the successes in the advocacy for girls and young women rights through the development in policy programing campaigning and research.
