In partnership with The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Guardian, UK, runs the Poverty Matters Blog.Today's post is written by Daniella Wilson, 22, from Freetown, Sierra Leone, who recently attended the first Young Women's World Forum, hosted by Girlguiding UK in association with the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, held in Oxfordshire last month. Delegates from 90 countries met to discuss the millennium development goals, including gender equality. Daniella writes:
"Girls and young women have been silent for a long time and it is time for us toThe rest of the piece is well worth reading, especially if you are looking to see a common issue through a different perspective. Read the entire post here. What are your thoughts on the article?
speak up. No one can do it for us. We must speak for ourselves."