IREX is proud to announce the video release of “Inspiring Girls’ Futures: the Youth Theater for Peace [9] (YTP) Story.”
More than 100 million girls under the age of 18 will be married in the next 10 years. In Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, young girls are challenging this figure by convincing their parents to allow them to stay in school.
The girls featured are active in the YTP program, which promotes sustainable conflict prevention through participatory theater. The interactive community plays address issues such as intra-familial violence, early marriage, bride-napping, and lack of access to education for girls.
IREX has successfully implemented the Youth Theater for Peace Program in: Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Somaliland, and Tajikistan.
Learn more about IREX’s work for gender equality [10] and conflict resolution [11].