Big Island Now Staff, October 18
Walsh image from article
Kana Walsh is a passionate advocate of children’s rights. When she grows up, she aspires to a career in architecture. PC: USCpublicdiplomacy.org.
A Hawai‘i Island girl scout is urging local awareness of the International Day of Girls celebrated every year on Oct. 11 to advocate for girls’ issues and rights around the world.
Kana Walsh of the Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i Troop 806 based in Waikoloa published her first article online with the Center on Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] at the University of Southern California to highlight the importance of the occasion.
International Day of Girls was established by the United Nations in 2012 to support more opportunities for young women and increase awareness of gender inequality issues worldwide including: access to education, nutrition, legal rights, medical care and protection from discrimination, violence and forced marriage.
In her article [...] Walsh advocates for programs that will encourage young women in STEM and related fields— specifically humanitarian mapping—especially for girls of her own age group.
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