G(irls)20 Summit 2011
In October the G(irls)20 Summit will bring together in Paris 21 Young Girls to change the World
The G(irls)20 Summit brings together one delegate from each G20 country, plus a representative from the chair country of the African Union. The delegates debate, discuss and design innovative ideas necessary to empower girls and women globally. While the agenda is the same as the G20 leaders and focuses on economic innovation – the participants are all girls, aged 18-20.
The delegates participate in panel discussions, attend workshops (media relations, social media, business planning) and caucus to discuss and promote tangible, scalable solutions toward economic prosperity, culminating with a communiqué that provides a blueprint on how to utilize and engage one of the best resources in the world – girls and women.
The first G(irls) 20 Summit took place in Toronto, in June 2010. It was a great success! The delegates, debated, discussed and designed ideas and spoke with political, corporate and non-profit leaders from around the world. Last year's themes focused on education, leadership and maternal health. At the end of the Summit, the delegates drafted a communique that was delivered in a press conference and to all the G20 Summit Leaders. It is supported by Google, Norton Rose, The Mastercard Foundation, The Nike Foundation, Edelman, Intel, Deloitte.
“The G(irls)20 Summit delegates are 21 young women coming together to be catalysts for change,” said Belinda Stronach, founder of the organization spearheading the Summit. The Summit garnered more than 128 million global media impressions in 160 countries and kick started a global conversation that highlighted to the G20 leaders the prowess of the 3.3 billion girls and women around the world.
For more info visit the website girlsandwomen
