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Introduction to GS Position Papers on Power Point format:
The priorities for ministry and mission of the 29th Congregational Chapter of the Sisters of the Good
Shepherd (2009) were expanded in 2012 into six position Papers using the topics of
Trafficking / Migration / Economic Justice / Prostitution / Girl-child / Ecology.
The Position Papers were prepared by the Good Shepherd International Justice Peace Office (GSIJPO) and
approved by the CGS Congregational Leadership Team (CLT).
The text of the Position Papers can be found on the International website at:
< http://www.buonpastoreint.org/jp-en/recursos/good-shepherd-congregational-material->
in French: <http://www.buonpastoreint.org/jp-fr/resources/matriel-de-la-congrgation-du-bon-pasteur->
in Spanish: <http://www.buonpastoreint.org/jp-es/recursos/good-shepherd-congregational-material->
This text has been put into Power Point Format (in English) as a flexible way of sharing with all GS People.
This Power Point format is a template that you can take and adapt, re-do, and use for your context and needs.
You can change images to better express your context; you can simplify language if it helps.
You can be creative and use the Position Papers in many ways:
Discussion of GS mission in light of today’s realties
Review of local realities and priorities:
A foundation for chapter renewal and ministerial planning
A basis for setting province priorities
The ground work for Unit formation
Direction for GS ministry development and evaluation
Orientation for co-workers and partners in ministry
A starting point for local mission and ministry statements, policies & practices
Guidelines for advocacy actions
A framework for social analysis
Etcetera…
This power point includes 2 sections
1.
slides #3 to #28
A Power Point version of the GS Position Paper on the Girl Child
2. slides #30 to # 45
Some links and further images of the girl child
You can change and adapt this
for appropriate use and training on
your local level.
RESOURCE TOOL
FOLLOWING the GOOD SHEPHERD CONGREGATIONAL CHAPTER of 2009
Good Shepherd Position Paper
on the Girl
Child
“Inspired
by the creative audacity of
St. Mary Euphrasia,
her prophetic and radical response
to the needs of her time…”
Prepared by the Int JP Office,
Approved by the CLT, 2011
The 25th Chapter, 1985
“urged new responses in relation to Social Justice…”
and declared that
“justice is an integral part of
our mission of reconciliation…”
“You are called to be so many Good Shepherds” SME
Good Shepherd Position on the
The Girl Child
GS Direction, stated at the 29th Congregational Chapter, July 2009, excerpt:
We commit ourselves...
to respond to the anguish of the world calling us to the margins…
by taking courageous steps to use our international resources
effectively, to network and …
by working zealously with women and children…
With a history of service extending
back to the 1600’s in Europe,
Good Shepherd has always
been attentive to the social vulnerability of women and girls.
Good Shepherd has extended its work to over 70 countries
and has adopted programs and methodologies
consistent with the
best professional practices
of each era and particular
culture in responding to the
needs of girls.
Today,
in all cultures,
girls continue to
experience
exclusion
as a result of
social and
systemic
injustice,
discrimination,
gender violence,
violations of
human rights,
and, especially,
gender
inequality.
Girls are born
with the
inherent and
inalienable rights
of all human beings;
They are born with
the unique rights
of childhood
which can enable
them to reach
their full potential
as individuals and
members of society.
Sadly, for many girls, fundamental rights
are denied and violated from birth.
Across the globe, low value placed on the girl
child subjects her to exclusion, exploitation and
violence, genital mutilation (FGM), and even
infanticide.
obstacles that impede full development:
Threats to Girls include:
Even in some refugee camps
where they have sought protection,
girls are often exploited.
Good Shepherd develops
social service programs
to enhance the girl-child.
We promote safety and
protection for the girl child
within her home and within
social institutions such as
schools.
We support universal education
for the girl child; it is the most
effective avenue for an child to
realize her capacity to grow
while being the surest path out
of cyclical poverty and positive
transformation for a family and
society.
.
We develop enrichment programs
for self-esteem, pride in culture, and expression
of her fullest self;
we support children by supporting social benefits
for parents and all forms of extended families
that care for children
Good Shepherd advocates and lobbies for the rights of the Girl Child
It is critical that GS:
Develop supportive social programs that welcome and
value each girl and
respect her human and child rights.
Good Shepherd programs are characterized by
girls’ participation in defining needs and
shaping responses;
being based in the home community of the child
as far as possible;
inclusion family and responsiveness to family
needs;
a wealth of social supports and social
interaction foremost is educational opportunities.
It is critical that GS:
Develop specialized gender sensitive responses appropriate
to children who have suffered trauma related to abuse,
trafficking, prostitution, armed conflict, loss of parent(s), etc.
Such programs will provide gender-sensitive, communitybased reintegration, sensitive to each child’s readiness.
It is critical that:
Each girl participate in defining her goals.
It is critical that GS:
Include families,
boys and men
in program efforts that ensure
the human
rights of all,
including the
girl child.
The United
Nations
Children’s
Fund,
UNICEF,
can be an
appropriate
resource to
draw from
and
possible
partnership
to develop
locally.
It is critical that GS:
Participate in networks and
campaigns of Child Rights’ advocates
to ensure political visibility and voice
for all children, especially the girl
child;
support public outreach activities
that ensure the presence of and
inclusion of the voice of the girl child.
It is critical that :
Empowerment and education
about human rights for girls is
an essential strategy.
Build capacity to know and use
gender sensitive research toward
“best practices”
in child welfare, appropriate
to local context and culture.
It is critical that GS:
Support development of gender-responsive budgeting in the
political sphere that
explicitly allocates monies for girls’ education and training
as well as
physical and mental health.
Support development of programs seeking to
end violence against girls
genital cutting,
incest,
prenatal sex selection,
infanticide, and
trafficking for labor and sexual exploitation.
It is critical that GS:
Support the
strategic
objectives of
Section L
of the
Beijing Platform
for Action (UN,
1995);
Educate
girls
and
communities
according to the
principles of
Section L
on the girl-child.
Section L: Beijing PLATFORM FOR ACTION
L-1
L-2
L-3
L-4
L-5
L-6
L-7
L-8
L-9
Eliminate all forms of discrimination against the girl-child.
Eliminate negative cultural attitudes and practices against girls.
Promote and protect the rights of the girl-child and increase awareness of her needs and potential.
Eliminate discrimination against girls in education, skills development and training.
Eliminate discrimination against girls in health and nutrition. Actions to be taken.
Eliminate the economic exploitation of child labor and protect young girls at work..
Eradicate violence against the girl-child.
Promote the girl-child's awareness of and participation in social, economic and political life.
Strengthen the role of the family in improving the status of the girl-child..
Winifred Doherty is the GS NGO representative
at the UN in New York.
She is very active on the
NGO Working Group on Girls
Contact: [email protected]
Hedwig JÖHL & Margaret Lynch
are GS NGO representatives at the UN Geneva.
They can help you with any information
on the Convention on the Rights of the Child
or submission of reports to the Committee on the Rights of the Child
Contact: [email protected] , [email protected]
This power point was prepared November 2012
For information or questions, contact:
Clare Nolan, GSIJP Training Facilitator
211 East 43rd St rm 302
New York, NY 10017
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 212 599 2711
SKYPE: clarenolan62
http://www.buonpastoreint.org/jp-en
links:
http://www.unicef.org/
http://www.crin.org/
Convention on the Rights of the Child CRC
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/crc.htm
The Working Group on Girls
An NGO Committee working at the United
Nations - http://girlsrights.org/
Beijing Women's World conference
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing/
October 11 2012 was the First Celebration
of the UN International Day of the Girl
http://www.un.org/en/events/girlchild/
The Working Group on Girls (WGG) and its
International Network for Girls (INfG) are
dedicated to promoting the rights of girls in all
areas and stages of their lives, advancing the
rights and status of girls and assisting them to
develop their full potential as women.