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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...

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

WHY GIRLS NEXT GENERATION?

WHY GIRLS NEXT GENERATION? Many may be wondering what GNG is all about and why are we mobilizing hundreds of girls for this project? The truth of the matter is that we need to balance enrollment in school for both male and female. Many young ladies are mothers while their opposite sex are in higher education. The girl child is an asset to the community against the days when the place of the women were in the kitchen. My mother was a victim like others across the country that female education was worthless. They were deceived but families whose parents were educated still send their daughters to school. Today, they are nurses, engineers, scientists, economists, and other professionals. The likes of Allison Madueke, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Oby Ezekwesili, Aloma Mukhtar, Grace Alele William, Nenadi Usman, Helen Esuene, Ngozi Olejeme, Mrs. Mfon Usoro, Prof. Joy Ogwu, Dr. Joe Odumakin, Dame Priscila Kuye, Zainab Ibrahim Kuchi, Dr. Kema Chikwe, Dr. Amina Odidi, Dr. Stella Ok...