Titre :	Forgotten girls : stories of hope and courage
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Kay Marshall Strom, Auteur ; Michele Rickett, Auteur
Editeur :	Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books
Année de publication :	c2009
Importance :	173 p.
Présentation :	Illustration
Format :	21 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-8308-3731-1
Note générale :	Includes bibliographical references.
Langues :	Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Church work with children Church work with women. Girls--Social conditions
Mots-clés :	Girls
Index. décimale :	BV 639.C4
Résumé :	From the Publisher: All over the world, women and girls face starvation, displacement, illiteracy, sexual exploitation and abuse. In fact, statistics show that the world's most oppressed are overwhelmingly female. Moved by their plight, Kay Marshall Strom and Michele Rickett took a trip across continents to partner with ministries working to help females and to interview girls in some of the most difficult places in Read more...
Note de contenu :	Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: Physical Life -- Stand up to the witch: Indonesia -- Beti's story -- 2: Disposable mothers: Tibet -- Sonam's and Pema's stories -- 3: Sacrificed to gods: India -- Sunshine's story -- 4: Not enough girls: North Korea and China -- Si-Un's story -- Step out and take action for physical life change -- Part 2: Educational Life -- 5: Education for AIDS orphans: China -- Mai Lin's story -- 6: Beautiful music from untouchable girls: India -- Anne's story -- 7: Given by the chief: Senegal -- Esmee and Afia's story -- 8: New way: Egypt -- Zahra's and Safia's stories -- Step out and take action for educational life change -- Part 3: Sexual Protection For Life -- 9: Temporary wives in Timbuktu: Mali -- Halima's story -- 10: Kidnapped! Kyrgyzstan -- Meerim's story -- 11: Girls for sale: Nepal -- Nima's story -- 12: Throwaway girls: India -- Poonam's story -- Step out and take action against sexual abuse -- Part 4: Freedom In Life -- 13: Behind prison bars: Pakistan -- Majeeda's and Alira's stories -- 14: Surviving war: Sudan -- Amina's and Khadijah's stories -- 15: Sisters of war: Iraq -- Alina's story -- Step out and take action for freedom in life -- Part 5: Spiritual Life -- 16: Awakening: Iran -- Dorri's and Nahid's stories -- 17: From daughter of a geisha to daughter of the king: Japan -- Yoshi's story -- Step out and take action for spiritual life change -- Conclusion: Looking through eyes of hope -- Appendix: Recommended reading -- Photo credits and descriptions -- Notes.

Forgotten girls : stories of hope and courage [texte imprimé] / Kay Marshall Strom, Auteur ; Michele Rickett, Auteur . - Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2009 . - 173 p. : Illustration ; 21 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-8308-3731-1
Includes bibliographical references.
Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Church work with children Church work with women. Girls--Social conditions
Mots-clés :	Girls
Index. décimale :	BV 639.C4
Résumé :	From the Publisher: All over the world, women and girls face starvation, displacement, illiteracy, sexual exploitation and abuse. In fact, statistics show that the world's most oppressed are overwhelmingly female. Moved by their plight, Kay Marshall Strom and Michele Rickett took a trip across continents to partner with ministries working to help females and to interview girls in some of the most difficult places in Read more...
Note de contenu :	Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: Physical Life -- Stand up to the witch: Indonesia -- Beti's story -- 2: Disposable mothers: Tibet -- Sonam's and Pema's stories -- 3: Sacrificed to gods: India -- Sunshine's story -- 4: Not enough girls: North Korea and China -- Si-Un's story -- Step out and take action for physical life change -- Part 2: Educational Life -- 5: Education for AIDS orphans: China -- Mai Lin's story -- 6: Beautiful music from untouchable girls: India -- Anne's story -- 7: Given by the chief: Senegal -- Esmee and Afia's story -- 8: New way: Egypt -- Zahra's and Safia's stories -- Step out and take action for educational life change -- Part 3: Sexual Protection For Life -- 9: Temporary wives in Timbuktu: Mali -- Halima's story -- 10: Kidnapped! Kyrgyzstan -- Meerim's story -- 11: Girls for sale: Nepal -- Nima's story -- 12: Throwaway girls: India -- Poonam's story -- Step out and take action against sexual abuse -- Part 4: Freedom In Life -- 13: Behind prison bars: Pakistan -- Majeeda's and Alira's stories -- 14: Surviving war: Sudan -- Amina's and Khadijah's stories -- 15: Sisters of war: Iraq -- Alina's story -- Step out and take action for freedom in life -- Part 5: Spiritual Life -- 16: Awakening: Iran -- Dorri's and Nahid's stories -- 17: From daughter of a geisha to daughter of the king: Japan -- Yoshi's story -- Step out and take action for spiritual life change -- Conclusion: Looking through eyes of hope -- Appendix: Recommended reading -- Photo credits and descriptions -- Notes.