{"id":44163,"date":"2014-06-25T12:01:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T12:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=f9b994946ae42d5942f6c93ca606043a"},"modified":"2014-06-25T12:01:27","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T12:01:27","slug":"news-story-girl-summit-2014-how-you-can-get-involved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=44163","title":{"rendered":"News story: Girl Summit 2014: how you can get involved"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

1. Take the pledge<\/h3>\n

Take a stand against female genital mutilation (FGM<\/abbr>) and child marriage – sign our pledge today to show your support<\/a> in ending these harmful practices forever. Your voices will be heard at the Girl Summit in London this July.<\/p>\n

2. Add your voice to the world\u2019s first ever Instagram documentary<\/h3>\n

Film a 15 second Instagram clip completing the sentence \u201cFreedom is\u2026\u201d and describe what freedom is to you.<\/p>\n

Your clip might be showcased in our Instagram documentary which will be showcased to world leaders at the Girl Summit and published on YouTube.<\/p>\n

Find out how to take part<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Sign up to our e-bulletins<\/h3>\n

Subscribe to the End FGM<\/abbr> e-bulletin<\/a> to get the latest news, events and stories on how UK aid is supporting a global movement to end the practice.<\/p>\n

Subscribe to the DFID e-bulletin<\/a> to get the latest updates on all our announcements including our work with girls and women, FGM<\/abbr> and child and forced marriage<\/p>\n

4. Get informed about the issues and share your knowledge<\/h3>\n

Find out everything you need to know about FGM<\/abbr> and child and forced marriage on GOV.UK:<\/p>\n

I want to know about FGM<\/abbr><\/a>
\nI want to know about child and forced marriage<\/a><\/p>\n

Once you know the facts, tell your friends and spread the word.<\/p>\n

5. Take action with partner organisations<\/h3>\n

There are lots of fantastic organisations doing critical work on FGM<\/abbr> and child and forced marriage. Here are just a few to check out: Girl Effect<\/a>, Girls Not Brides<\/a>, Plan UK<\/a>, Forward<\/a>, Equality Now<\/a>, Orchid Project<\/a> and UNICEF<\/a><\/p>\n

6. Join Catapult – a crowdfunding platform dedicated to equality<\/h3>\n

Catapult.org is Women Deliver\u2019s crowdfunding platform for girls\u2019 and women\u2019s human rights and development around the world. It connects people who care about justice with the people on the ground working to improve girls\u2019 and women\u2019s lives. Find out more about their projects on FGM<\/abbr><\/a> and child marriage<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

6 ways to get involved in the Girl Summit and help end female genital mutilation and child and forced marriage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44163"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44163\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}