Jamshedpur, Oct. 12: Plan India�s Girl Changemakers from 10 states in India stepped into the roles of Ambassadors and High Commissioners from 22 Diplomatic Missions today to mark the International Day of the Girl Child (IDG). Girls in several districts of Jharkhand also took over important Gram Panchayat and government positions.
Every year, on 11th October, girls from Plan-supported communities take over positions of power and significance, demonstrating their potential to lead the way into the future championing girls� voice, power and leadership to achieve gender under the �Girls Get Equal� campaign which is a bold new global initiative that calls for increased investment in girls� power, activism and leadership.
Taking senior positions reinforced the need to provide equal opportunities for girls and young women to demonstrate their potential to make decisions and ensure that all girls can �Learn�, �Lead�, �Decide� and �Thrive� in a healthy, happy and safe environment, and that their voices are heard, and problems are addressed.
Girl changemaker, Sarathi took over the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi. She actively shadowed the High Commissioner and take on her roles for a day, chairing meetings and engaging with the key staff.
Sarathi is one of seven siblings raised by a single mother, she understood the power of education at an early age, and even worked alongside her mother as an agricultural labourer to gather money for her school fees.
