A Non-Governmental Organisation, Community Support for Women and Girl Child Empowerment Initiative, on Tuesday began the establishment of the Girl- Child Rights’ Clubs in schools in Taraba.
Our Correspondent in Jalingo Isa Usman Jalo report that Miss Miyenbi Ariaye, the President of the organisation, announced this at an event to mark the 2022 edition of the International Day of the Girl Child in Jalingo.
She explained that the establishment of the club in schools would help eliminate discrimination against girl child in communities in the state.
Ariaye said that her organisation had been working to ensure every girl child had the platform and the opportunity that would propel her to achieve her dreams and aspirations.
According to her, aside from the training that will be offered by the NGO, we will be using this club platform to track girls who drop out of school; to find measures to bring them back.
The president explained that adolescent girls had the right to a safe, educated, and healthy life not only during their adolescent years but also as they grow.
Alhaji Garba Lawal, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Women Affairs and Child Development, who inaugurated the clubs also presented a talk on personal hygiene, the rights of the girl child and career choices at the event.
