In my continued seeking for goodness Friday at work I had the privilege of sitting and listening to Betty Makoni, a reknowned activist for girls’ rights, as she was in the country to receive an award from Amnesty International. I was humbled as I listened to her matter-of-fact description of the problems facing young girls in her country and then completely humbled as I listened and observed her personal drive and remarkable capacity as an agent of change to drastically change the lives of thousands upon thousands of girls and eventually millions as her model is being replicated around the world.
2500 years ago a man named Jacob rebuked a gathering of men who had through their actions abused their wives and children. He spoke in the name of the Lord saying “I, the Lord God, delight in the chastity of women and whoredoms are an abomination before me… I have seen the sorrow and heard the mourning of the daughters of my people [and can suffer it no longer’.” In our modern day men continue to destroy these most precious and tender daughters of God. Thanks be to God that He has raised up a woman named Betty Makoni to continue this battle for what is right and the only acceptable mode of behavior towards these most precious souls in the eyes of God.
In blogging fashion I will honor with her with links to her story–
A speech she gave at the Global Philanthropy Forum
From the Global Fund for Women
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Thanks, Dave. I’m totally going to use some of this stuff for my Children and Young People Community of Practice at work. We just had a big child brides event, which was super interesting, so thanks for sharing the resources…
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