AWKA
As
parts of efforts instituted to reduce the trend of early girl child marriage in
south east, Nigeria, a Non-Governmental Organization ‘’Anambra Girls Connect’’
has advocated that female students should be made to know the intrinsic dangers
embedded in submitting to infant motherhood.
They
are advised to be resolute and ensure they shun any form of inducement or
family challenges that may subdue them to the danger of entering into early
marriage.
The
group whose proclivity over the years have been to educate and infuse
confidence in girl child of school ages to be equipped with the knowledge of its environment and put up meaningful ideas
that will affect its society positively.
The
Anambra Girls Connect organization visited St. John of God Secondary Awka, to
mark their year International girl child day.
Addressing
the school pupil, the leader of the delegation, ,Miss Onyinyechi Chigbo
admonished the female students to get inspired by notable women in the country who
are doing well in their different field of endeavor, while noting the danger
inherent in early marriage by infant mothers.
Miss
Chigbo who spoke on this year United Nations International day for girl child,
with the theme “With Her: A Skilled
GirlForce”, said the beginning of a year-long effort to bring together partners
and stakeholders to advocate for, and draw attention and investments to, the
most pressing needs and opportunities for girls to attain skills for
employability was laudable.
The
leader of the group tasked the female students to take their future by surprise,
by ensuring they are not lured to doing what may hinder them from becoming the
leaders they inspire to become, adding that the danger in early marriage for adolescent
pupil would amount to a creature without direction of knowing the essence of
her creation.
Other
resource persons who spoke at the event took time to enlighten the female
students to ensure they are not coaxed to doing what may stand at the wheel of
their progress, however noted that an educated mind remains an informed mind who
has the well-withal to determine what the future owns for her as a learned
citizen of the country.
Among
other resource persons who spoke at the visit were Ifunanya Okpokwasili
(Programme Director), Koffi Kingsley ( PRO)
Vivian
Ezeani (Secretary), Nwafor Rhoy (Media Director), while Amb. Arinze Clems (BoT
Board Director) SA to The Governor on Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation
was the representative of government to the school.
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