Girl Guides to raise awareness on child mortality, maternal health

Girl guides

The Guyana Girl Guides Association (GGGA) is seeking to raise awareness about reducing child mortality and improving maternal health through a series of activities during this year.

This was revealed in a message to mark World Thinking Day 2013 being celebrated today. Each year on World Thinking Day, girls worldwide honour and think of their sister Girl Guides and Girl Scouts; and focus on issues affecting girls and young women around the world. The two issues mentioned are among the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which most seriously affect women and girls, the statement said.

Since 2010, the GGGA has encouraged its members to participate