Educating and empowering women
If huge numbers of girls in Nigeria are denied education, that creates dangers and tragedies for them. It also creates situations that the state must deal with and deprives the state of contributions to its social, economic, and political well being.Good policy choices could help, but what if the capacity of the state is so limited that little can be done? What are good choices for public policy?
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Four Million Girls Out of School - Minister
Over four million girls between the ages of 6 and 11 do not have access to primary education in Nigeria, a joint UNESCO-UNICEF report has said.
Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development Hajia Salamatu Sulieman disclosed this yesterday while on advocacy visit to Borno State.
She described illiteracy as catastrophic for any child, especially the girl child, saying it exposes them to poverty, ignorance, maternal mortality, hunger, violence, abuse, exploitation, trafficking, HIV/AIDS and other diseases.
"As we all know, education is a basic human right, vital to personal and social development and well being. Therefore, all children including the girl child deserve quality education. Unfortunately, the child is often marginalized and her prospects are sacrificed when it comes to sending children to school...
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Labels: capacity, civil society, gender, Nigeria, women
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