Saturday, 17th June is the Day of the African Child (DAC), a day set aside by the African Union (AU) to focus special attention on chi...
Saturday, 17th June is the Day of the African Child (DAC), a day
set aside by the African Union (AU) to focus special attention on
children.
As Africa nations commemorate the Day of
the African Child this Saturday, the United Nations Children’s Emergency
Fund (UNICEF) in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Education and
State Universal Basic Education Boards in Niger, Bauchi, Katsina,
Sokoto and Zamfara States, launched the Girls for Girls (G4G) Initiative
with the aim of creating equal opportunities for girls to access
education.
In a press release signed by Samuel
Kaalu, Communication Officer (Media & External Relations), Bauchi
Field Office on Saturday, Kaalu quoted Dr Abdulai Kaikai, Chief of Field
Office, UNICEF Bauchi Field Office, as saying that the G4G is also
meant to empower girls with information and knowledge to help build
their capacity to stand up for themselves.
The
theme for this year’s DAC as given by the AU is ‘The 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development for Children in Africa: Accelerating Protection,
Empowerment and Equal Opportunity’.
In response to
the theme, Kaikai said the theme is very apt and timely as it aligns
not just with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but also with
the work of UNICEF – the UN agency for the promotion, protection and the
realisation of the rights of children.
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