The International Day of the Girl Child 2024 will be observed on October 11, 2024. This year's theme is "Girls' Vision for the Future," emphasizing the urgent need for action and the hopeful ...

AS the world marks the International Day of the Girl Child, themed ‘Girls’ Vision of the Future,’ Nigeria’s governments should do all they can to secure the future of female children from ...

Additionally, girls without access to secondary education and in areas with high rates of child marriage were more susceptible to abuse from their partners. Child marriage is also endemic ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern that the girl child faces several challenges that deny them their rights, restrict their choices and limit their future.

The United Nations recognizes October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child to acknowledge girls' rights and the challenges they face worldwide.

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has identified early marriage, poverty, and other societal challenges as major impediments to girl-child education in the country. Chairman of NGF and Kwara ...

Enugu State Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs, and Social Development, Ngozi Enih has charged the girl-child to challenge all the norms and biases detrimental to her growth and development.

“I want to learn so that I can apply the same things in my village and help the young girls and boys here who are victims of child marriage or child labor,” she said. Chanchal is the first in ...

As global attention intensifies on the critical issue of girl child education, NewGlobe participated in the International Conference on Girl Child Education hosted by the Nigerian Governors ...

First, much of the literature treats children's experiences as if they were the same across different contexts. Few studies have considered the distinct experiences of girls as soldiers or how ...

In celebration of October 11 th the International Day of the Girl Child also called the Day of the Girl, Child Rights Foundation (CRF) joins the global community to recognize and celebrate the ...

As the world marks the International Day of the Girl Child, Adinya Arise Foundation (AAF), a non-profit organisation with a focus on women’s empowerment, has urged the government to take ...