GIRL CHILD DAY-GOVT PLEDGES MORE SUPPORT FOR GIRLS

At the International Day of Girl Child celebrated by Women Inspiration Development Center (WIDC) in collaboration with Women Advocate Research Development Center (WARDC), the representative of Ministry of Women, Children and Social Policy that was present at the event pledges on behalf of government of Osun State that government would intensify their support of girl child in the state and Nigeria as a whole.  He went further to say that girl child is so important in the society and that will continue to do everything in their capacity to protect and to take care of their interest.

At the event was also in the attendance the coordinator of Child Protection Network, Osun state branch, speaker from South Africa, Onica Makwakwa who is the African Lead of Web foundation spoke on Women's Right Online, the founder and CEO of WARDC, Dr Akiyode, a lawyer by profession spoke on Digital Right is a Human Right and some WIDC Confident Girls also spoke on how far is too far, see something say some to sensitize the girls on how to protect themselves from gender based violence. 

As the convener, I spoke on what the day of Girl Child means, protection from human traffickers and sensitization about the new law, Violence Against People's Prohibition Act. Each school also received 3 copies of VAPP law to be in their school library to be accessed by students to know more about how the law can be protecting them. It was a grand day as the girls mostly from rural areas went home with series of gift sent to us by our partner from London. See more about the day here:

2022: International Day of the Girl Child (theiconsorg.blogspot.com)