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Promoting the right of the girl-child to reproductive health and to be heard, in spite social and cultural inhibitions, plays a prominent role in the development of the girl-child and the society.
Thus, as part of activities to mark the 2023 International Day of the Girl-Child, non-governmental organization, Ese Usamali Foundation for Rural Development (EUFORDe), organised a one-day outing, tagged ‘HangOut,’ with girls of the Community Secondary School Rumuodumaya, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
‘HangOut,’ which was part of the ‘EducationOutLoud’ project of the Rivers State chapter of Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA), was organised by Ese Usamali Foundation for Rural Development (EUFORDe), in collaboration with the Forum for Citizens Empowerment and Community Development (FOCECODE).
The event, our correspondent said, enabled executive directors of EUFORDe and FOCECODE, Mercy Elemchukwu-James and Stella Smith Ibekwe respectively, to “open up conversation centered around harnessing the boundless potentials of the girl-child, especially to foster national growth.”
Executive director of EUFORDe, Elemchukwu-James, later told our correspondent that “the girls asked for equal access to education, with learning made easy and fun for them. They plead that parents/caregivers accord them parental attention so they are not distracted.
“They also asked to be given space to exibit their potentials as change agents, advocates and good leaders, and be included in decision making processes in areas that affect them, such as GBV, and enhancement of their reproductive health and rights, as they have a voice to be heard,” she said.
The activity played a pivotal role in fortifying formation of EUFORDe Adolescent Clubs in schools, in urban and rural communities.
