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Teens take over embassies on International Girl Child Day

Reeya is one of the 23 girls who took over the affairs of more than 12 embassies in the national Capital as part of a programme to mark the International Day of the Girl Child

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For 19-year-old Reeya Prajapati, Wednesday was full of excitement. She says her heart was pounding when her car pulled up in front of a house in the tony Vasant Kunj locality from her home at Dwarka Mor.

"I was very nervous and scared. But, when I reached inside, I realised how simple the whole affair is," said Reeya. On Wednesday, Reeya, a student pursuing a Bachelor of Arts from Delhi University in correspondence, sat on the chair of the High Commission of the South African High Commission Frank K Morule.

She says the experience has fuelled her dream of going on a world tour. "I want to see how South Africa is," Reeya says.

Reeya is one of the 23 girls who took over the affairs of more than 12 embassies in the national Capital as part of a programme to mark the International Day of the Girl Child — a day for creating awareness about gender equality as declared by the United Nations. She says she wants to be a fashion designer, but also trains for government exams because of her father.

The symbolic takeover by these young girls was organised by Plan International, and the embassies including the Delegation of the European Union to India, the Embassy of Spain, Sweden, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Slovenia, France, USA, and High Commission of South Africa, New Zealand, Canada, and United Kingdom.

Along with Reeya, Khusboo took over the South African Embassy as the deputy high commissioner. The 19-year-old who, too, is pursuing a BA course from DU. When asked by Ambassador Morule about her experience, Khusboo said it will help her in the long run.

"Apart from the overwhelming memories, the experience will hold me in good stead in future," she says.

Ambassador Morule, who handed over gifts to the girls as they took over, said while classrooms are filled with children of both sexes, the disparity lies outside classrooms. "This exercise is meant to create a balance between the two," says Morule.

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