The first phase of the United Nations Children's Fund's ( UNICEF) Girls 4 Girls initiative ( G4G) would commence in Bauchi, Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto and Niger States in Nigeria and it aims to enroll one million girls into schools in these region. These states were chosen as the pilot states because records show that they have the highest number of out of school girls in the country. The initiative seeks to empower girls and women with knowledge to be able to stand up for themselves, to stop violence against girls and also curb early marriages in these region. 

This is an issue am so careful about because it seems the society is comfortable with the existing gender norms. They whisper and support Gender equality in their corners and in meetings concerning women empowerment and rights.  However they stand up from their meetings and continue in existing norms of ; Alpha male , Violence, Stereotypes and prejudice. It not them, its the society and people tend to be carried away and live as the society dictates. Norms Like; blue for boys and pink for girls, a woman should not be too loud, she should wear some certain dresses, a woman must not be too ambitious, she should get married and be with her husband. I must confess that i too sometimes am carried away by the dictates of gender norms, however subconsciously am aware of them and i try to correct them or do well. Someone said to my girl, 'sit properly like a girl and eat like a girl' and i replied, 'tell her to sit properly and eat properly not to make her feel girls are supposed to withdraw and act a certain way'.
 

Recall that some Chibok girls escaped from their captors ( Boko Haram) in 2014 and were taken abroad to study. Debbie and Grace were among the girls that were fortunate to have escaped and they are  now high school graduates in Washington DC, US. After graduating from the 11th grade and 12th grade 
This news was announced by Mr Ogebe Emmanuel the International Director of Education and a US based human rights lawyer

Did you know that 28th May is the World's Menstrual Hygiene Day? it is actually a day set up to educate girls about menstrual hygiene and to advocate for the right of girls to have proper menstrual hygiene facilities both in schools, at home or in the community.This might cross our minds as unnecessary but you have to be a girl or a woman to understand what menstruation  is about, you've got to experience a day of it, to understand the importance and the emphasis today should have. That's why one of the objectives set aside for the day is to not only educate girls about this but also boys and male teachers. 

Following UNESCO's previous works in Nigeria The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation ( UNESCO) would be training 50,000 girls and women in ICT skills in a phase they termed "School Meets the Learner Approach". The target groups are low- performance female students in Junior Secondary Schools in Bauchi. Devices such as television, mobile phones , tablets etc. would be deployed to the children'e homes , schools or learning centers.  

Gender gaps in Education in Nigeria is an issue of concern for development actors like the United Nations (UN), FGN( Federal Government of Nigeria) in partnership with other NGOs and INGOs. The need for boys and girls to rise above redundancy and mediocrity for the effective development of our Nation cannot be overemphasized. However, the plight has been that more boys get into schools than girls particularly in Northern Nigeria . In the south- east region of the Nation, boys are also seen to drop out of secondary schools or not enroll at all, in pursuit of businesses and other ventures that can fetch them money early in life. While some parts of the country can celebrate gender parity in education, much needs to be done in general to close the gender gaps 
 

This is a good opportunity this summer to equip your teenage daughter from 13-17 years old with sound technological knowledge. The curriculum for the camp includes; 

Introduction to Programming Concepts
Robotics Programming with LEGO Robotics Kit
Introduction to 3D Animation
3D Modeling Design using Google SketchUp
Printing Designs on a 3D Printer

Gender and Leadership Workshops
Virtual Reality Experience
Introduction to Programmable Integrated Circuits using Assembling Language and lots more click here http://bit.ly/2ostJ5F to register and learn more   

Unveils initiatives set up to educate and foster professionalism in filmmaking and Media for female secondary school students.

LAGOS; March 6th , 2017- To identify with this year’s IWD theme- "BE Bold For ;Change," WIFTIN (WOMEN IN FILM AND TELEVISION IN NIGERIA), hosted about 100 female secondary school students from schools in Surulere L.G.A., for a movie screening at the Filmhouse Cinema, Surulere Mall, Surulere, Lagos State, on March 3rd, 2017.