Our Time is Now! A Letter to The Girl Child.
In September 1995 at the 4th world conference on Women held in Beijing, several resolutions were passed and countries unanimously adopted a call for action. This has been one of the most progressive blueprints ever for advancing the rights of not only women but girls. The Beijing declaration called out for the rights of girls. […]
Somewhere in Nigeria, Girls Between the Ages of 7 And 13 are Used as Collateral for Loans aka Money Wives.
A few days ago, Chess-in-slums founder, Tunde Onakoya took to Twitter to announce their next project. It is to focus on teaching chess to women in Becheve, a community in Cross-river state. But these women aren’t just ordinary women but young ones who are referred to as “money wives”. Twitter went agog when he shared […]
Day of the African Child 2022: 3 Major Harmful Practices Still Affecting Children in Africa.
The Day of the African child is a day set aside to mirror the nuances in African children’s welfare and protect their rights. The day, like every international day, comes with a theme annually and for this year, it is ‘Eliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children: Progress On Policy And Practice Since 2013’. Although the day […]