Our Special Interest: The Girl Child
Here Are the Facts! In many third world countries, a female often faces discrimination from the earliest stages of life into adulthood. In fact, from a very young age she is considered the "girl child." "Girl child" indicates that her status within a community is less than a that of a male. This status is reflected in the frequent denial of fundamental needs and rights. For example, in times of diminished food resources, women are often the last to be fed resulting in a diet low in calories and protein. In fact, an estimated 450 million adult women in underdeveloped countries are stunted as a result of childhood protein-energy malnutrition. In addition to preferences for males, within rural and urban areas, harmful attitudes and practices persist such as early marriage, rape, domestic abuse, incest, sexual exploitation, prostitution, child pornography, trafficking, and female genital mutilation.
The high rate of sexual abuse and violence experienced by girls and women also has a lethal price. This abuse fuels the HIV/AIDS epidemic and produces a strikingly higher prevalence of the virus among girls than boys. HIV/AIDS is five times higher among girls than boys because girls are often preyed upon by older men who are supposed to be their guardians or caretakers. Sexual violence and coercion of very young and vulnerable girls is motivated by the popular myth that sex with virgins cures AIDS. This is one of the reasons why the AIDS mortality rates among children and infants is rising.
The AIDS epidemic is producing a large number of orphans. For example, Zambia has a population of 11 million people. Ten percent (1.1 million) are orphans of which two-thirds of that percentage are girls.
DOZIN's goal is to eradicate the facts by providing girls with a positive nurturing environment, free of discrimination, violence and fear so that they are able to attain their goals and fulfill their God-ordained purpose on the earth.
DOZIN's goal is to eradicate the facts by providing girls with a positive nurturing environment, free of discrimination, violence and fear so that they are able to attain their goals and fulfill their God-ordained purpose on the earth.
Daughters of Zion does not discriminate in the support rendered to orphans of any age or gender. However, we have taken into deep consideration the abuse suffered by "the girl child" and, therefore, is committed to making every effort to nurture and empowers as many girls as possible.
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