Skip to main content

MORE REASON WHY WE SHOULD RISE UP FOR GIRL-CHILD EDUCATION AND NOT CHILD BRIDE

She is 9years old, kills herself to stop the parent from giving her out in marriage. Her dowry was paid already. RIP
 

 The girl child is an asset to the community #GIRLCHILDISANASSET

Comments

  1. Shesh Nath Vernwal14 May 2015 at 22:02

    In India too, many girls forced to marry in early age. Dowry system is still in practice. Legal provisions are already, but not very much effective. You can read situation of child marriage in Jharkhand at www.childrights.in

    ReplyDelete
  2. Unknown21 May 2015 at 09:29

    That is too bad a story but we can rise up to the occasion and say NO TO UNDERAGE MARRIAGE.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH SUPPORTS #10PERCENT4YOUTH CAMPAIGN

The #10Percent4Youth Campaign is initiated by Youth Alive Foundation demanding the states in the Niger Delta region to allocate 10% of the revenue from oil derivation to youth development initiatives like job creation, entrepreneurship, human capacity building, technical and vocational training, private/public partnership for job creation, etc. Akwa Ibom State which receives the highest oil revenue is the launching pad for this campaign and will be taken to all states in the Niger Delta Region. It is the hope of the organizers that more organizations should sign in for the campaign to strengthen it. At the end of the day, there will be increased in funding to support youth entrepreneurs, increased in employability and increased in job creation and job opportunities for youth in the region. Enough is Enough Nigeria @ EiENigeria supports # 10Percent4Youths campaign @ NigeriaSACE @ johnonyeukwu @ _NDLink @ YAFng http://twitter.com/ibommobile...
Post a Comment
Read more

Importance of Girls' Education

Girls’ education is one of the most effective ways for ending poverty in developing nations. The benefits of their education are seen by individuals, their families, and throughout society. These benefits include: Reducing the number of babies women have; Lowering infant and child mortality rates; Lower maternal mortality rates; Protecting against HIV/AIDS infection; Increased number of women with jobs and higher earnings and; Benefits that last many generations. Education for girls can have the benefit of delaying marriage and pregnancy for young girls. Instead of a girl getting married before age 20 and often suffering abuse by her husband, girls who attend primary and secondary school are more likely to have a say in who they marry. Girls who attend school also are able to use more effective methods of family planning and therefore have fewer and healthier babies. An educated girl and woman will have learned about HIV/AIDS and know many dif...
Post a Comment
Read more

ADITYA KUMAR DEDICATING HIS ENTIRE LIFE TO GIVE CHILDREN EDUCATION

MOBILE CYCLE SCHOOL TEACHER ADITYA KUMAR, A GLOBAL HERO I am Aditya Kumar{ born on july 18,1970 } a native of Lucknow, U.P.INDIA. I am honoured by LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS, 2014 for my Benevolent Service to free education. I have also been awarded NISHAN- E- IMAM HUSSAIN’ AWARD” by Honourable Sh.Ram Naik U.P. Governer.  I am nationally acclaimed social worker known as ` CYCLEGURUJI here because I pedal 60 to 65 km per day to nearby villages on bicycle providing free education to children of slum areas, who have not seen school. I gather children and teach basic Hindi, English, Mathematics . I take classes from 8 am to 7 pm daily. I take classes in number of slum areas nearby. I am not charging any fees, I am proud to say that my students are highly placed in Private and Government departments .   I realized the condition of the low-income families children, without education. This thought came into my mind and I started teaching poor children. I am giving edu...
Post a Comment
Read more