According to Michelle Obama, when girls are educated, their countries become stronger and more prosperous.
The right to education is a basic right that every girl child is entitled to as provided by the Constitution and other relevant legal instruments for the protection of children.
This is so because the acquisition of education is a great foundational start for every girl child. Therefore, the value cannot be overemphasized.
UNICEF acknowledged that when we invest in a girl’s education;
- The lifetime earnings of girls dramatically increase
- National growth rates rise
- Child marriage rates decline
- Child mortality rates fall
And so much more because when girls are empowered, they are given the opportunity to have big dreams and break biases.
A Chinese proverb says, ‘education is the best legacy to give a child because giving your child a skill is better than giving him or her a thousand pieces of gold”.
Centre for Family Health Initiative plays a significant role in girl child education by assisting rural communities to ensure all children regardless of their financial status attain quality education.
In 2020, CFHI during the Commemoration of International Children’s Day held an essay competition that had a winner, a girl child, awarded a scholarship.
Also in 2021, CFHI donated books to primary and junior secondary schools Sabo-Karimo for their school libraries.
Educate a girl child today.
Speak Wednesday is an initiative of CFHI to address issues around gender-based violence and gender bias.
#SpeakWednesday #GirlChild #Girlchildeducation #genderequality #genderbias