The International Women’s Day was celebrated in Thailand gracefully.
United Peace Keepers Federal Council (UNPKFC), in cooperation with United Nations Association of the Coachella Valley California, United States, UNA-USA (United Nations Association Coachella Valley California, USA Chapter) under the leadership of Ratu Muda Princess Karen Cantrell, and Rajinibon School, jointly organized a celebration on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2024 in Thailand. International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th every year around the world. and it has become a key point in the women’s rights movement. And in this year of 2024, it is celebrated under the concept “Inspire Inclusion”.
Due to the aforementioned emphasis given to International Women’s Day, United Peace Keepers Federal Council (UNPKFC), UNA-USA (United Nations Association Coachella Valley California, USA Chapter) and Rajinibon School collaborated to organize this celebration with over a thousand students for women all over the world in various aspects—whether it is cultural, political, economic or social, without being limited by races, religions, or occupations. International Women’s Day is a day to showcase the cooperation in our journey towards gender equality, which is in line with Sustainable Development Goal 5 (gender equality) of the United Nations.
Because of this reason, organizing an event like this is to stimulate social awareness to call on everyone to stand up for our basic human rights, and work together to prevent sexual harassment happened to women, as well as, pushing women for a greater role in every career field. It is an important day for women all over the world to take a stand and symbolize it altogether.
In the event, there was a ceremony to honor outstanding educational institutions, and because Rajinibon School has been a distinguished educational institution in Thailand for 90 years, putting great efforts to build the strength of women in society, it was carefully chosen to be awarded. The recipient was Mrs. Sukanya Chandrasen, Manager of Rajinibon School.
Dr. Aphinita Chaichana, global president of the organization, expressed the heartfelt congratulations and appreciation to Rajinibon School, the school manager, the school director, deputy directors, administrators, teachers at all levels and students, as well as all honorable guests for the smooth and graceful cooperation in International Women’s Day activities. Because it is a girls’ school, whose leader is a woman full of outstanding and strong visions, we cannot deny that good basis for quality women comes from their educational background.
On this International Women’s Day, we salute all the achievements of women all over the world. But nowadays, women still face multiple obstacles in their daily lives, whether it is injustice or being overlooked in society, physical violence, or threats to human rights, that is, equality is the goal, and equity is the path to that goal. We can achieve equality through a process of equity and expression of those critical positions.
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