The world is not a playground: Lucia, 6 years on the International Day of the Girl Child

11 October is the International Day of the Girl Child. Why? To recognise the rights of girls and the special challenges they face. Because girls still do not have the same rights and opportunities worldwide. Five girls aged six to 16 from Prague, Melbourne and Kronberg im Taunus tell us what moves them, what worries them and how they see the future.

Emma (16) und Lucia (6) möchten, dass Menschen glücklich sind, sorgen sich aber vor allem um die Klimakrise. Source: Supplied / Joel Diaz