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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">(From Dung Vu, on behalf of Richard Bale, Consul General of Canada in Ho Chi Minh City)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">It is with great pleasure that the Consulate General of Canada in Ho Chi Minh City, in cooperation with the Gender and Society Research Centre of Hoa Sen University, would like to invite your organisation
to participate in a first-ever celebration of International Day of the Girl Child in HCMC on Thursday October 8<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> between 09:30 and 11:30 at Hoa Sen University.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">International Day of the Girl Child was established - as a result of a joint initiative by Plan Canada and the Government of Canada - by a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly in December 2011
with the objective of recognising the unique challenges faced by girls around the world, with the first day being celebrated on October 11<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>2012.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The theme of the International Day of the Girl Child in 2015 will be “The Power of the Adolescent Girl” (see<a href="http://www.un.org/en/events/girlchild/">http://www.un.org/en/events/girlchild/</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for
additional background information on the theme). The event at Hoa Sen will aim to raise the profile of the day, including among students of Hoa Sen University, non-profit organisations and others working on issues of importance to the girl child, as well as
to network individuals and organisations working in this area.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">We expect to structure the event in two parts, with the first featuring short presentations by a number of adolescent girls on the challenges they have faced and on their experiences of empowerment, with the
second being built around a panel discussion by a small number of experts, followed by a Q&A and networking session.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">We are therefore inviting interested non-profits and others to:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-18.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol">�</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">nominate a girl speaker for the
event</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-18.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol">�</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">recommend a panelist to speak about
issues facing adolescent girls</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-18.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol">�</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">indicate their interest in attending
the event</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">We would welcome and encourage your participation in this event<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></span>(by reply to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:dung.vu@international.gc.ca">dung.vu@international.gc.ca</a>),
which we hope will be the first of many celebrations of the Day in the years to come.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Yours sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script Std","serif"">Richard Bale</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Consul General | Consul g�n�ral</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Consulate General of Canada | Consulat g�n�ral du Canada<br>
Ho Chi Minh City / Ville - Vietnam</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:Richard.Bale@international.gc.ca">Richard.Bale@international.gc.ca</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">+84 (8) 3827-9901<br>
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