On 11 October it is the International Day of the Girl: Girls in Conflict! Therefore, on Monday the 07th of October, WO=MEN and Plan International Nederland are hosting a lunch meeting with two young female advocates and prominent members of the Children and Young Peoples’ Parliament in South Sudan: Tasia Scovia Cinderella and Aliet Geu Kuol. 

They will be joined by Plan’s Coordinator of the *Leaders of Peace Programme in South Sudan Agnes Comfort Daru. The Children and Young Peoples’ Parliaments are supported by Plan and their local partners.

During an interactive panel discussion Agnes, Tasia and Aliet will talk about:

• The importance of young people’s contributions and participation in the peace process in South Sudan.  
• How they give a voice to young people to improve accountability and advocacy on women’s rights, equal opportunities and pro-active peacebuilding at subnational and national levels.
• The need to further strengthen Children and Young Peoples’ Parliaments throughout the country.

There will be ample time for discussion with the audience and informal networking. Lunch will be provided.

Date: Monday 7 October
Time: 12 - 2 pm 
Venue: WO=MEN office
Address: Korte Poten 9b, The Hague

Please register before Friday 4 October COB with Karin de Jonge: k.dejonge@wo-men.nl
This meeting is for NAP1325 signatories and WO=MEN members only.

* The Leaders of Peace (LoP) consortium is a 5-year joint programme (2021-2025) implemented by Assistance Mission for Africa (AMA), EVE, HealthNet TPO (HNTPO), PAX and Plan International and is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). The programme is carried out in five states of South Sudan: Unity, Lakes, Western Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria and Central Equatoria. 

Leaders of Peace strives to create a powerful and inclusive environment, where women and girls feel safer and better enabled to realize their rights, to play an influential role towards conflict prevention and sustainable peace. 

Children and Young People Parliament (CYPP) have been strengthened in different project areas and regular parliamentary sessions were organized on what affects young people’s lives. The members of the CYPP were selected from so-called Champions of Change clubs and representatives of the community. The CYPP has shown to be a clear testimony of positive change towards gender equality. For example during the election of the CYPP leaders in Nyal and Ganyliel in March 2023, girls stood up and campaigned for leadership roles. These girls were members of the Champions of Change club which were established and trained as part of the Leaders of Peace Programme.