Carrying her 6-month-old baby, a 15-year-old walks home from school for her lunch break. She attends Romogi Primary School in Uganda's Palorinya Refugee Settlement. Back in session after the COVID lockdown, the school has 19 child mothers, including some girls who became pregnant while out of school. Studies indicate a global increase in teen pregnancy during the pandemic. (Esther Ruth Mbabazi for NPR)
October 11 marks the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl. It's a day created by the United Nations to "highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face."
It's also a day to assess where girls stand: what they want and what the world needs to do to give them their rights.
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