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Today marks the 10th anniversary of the international of the girl child with the theme: "Our time is now—our rights, our future." Every girl has a right to live, to choose her career, to education, hygiene and healthcare. According to the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, "Now more than ever, we must renew our commitment to work together so that girls enjoy and exercise their rights and can play a full and equal part in their communities and societies. Investing in girls is investing in our common future." This year we have celebrated girls, young women in Africa and Nigeria who became global champions because they were free to exercise their positive rights. As we celebrate today, we would like you to ponder on these data and think of how you can support a girl child. These data are from the United Nations (UN). Did you know? 👩‍🦰Up to 10 million girls will be at risk of child marriage. The profound effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are putting girls a

Currently, in our world today, we have different generations of persons - from the Gen Alpha (2013-2025), the Gen Z (1995-2012), Millennials, Gen Y or Gen Next (1980-1994), Xennials (1975-1985), Gen X or Baby Bust (1965-1979), Baby Boomer Generation (1946-1964), the Silent Generation (1925-1945), the Greatest Generation (1910-1924), the Interbellum Generation (1901 -1913), to the Lost Generation or the Generation of 1914 (1890-1915) -  Reference . According to World Health Organisation (WHO), "Ageism refers to the stereotypes (how we think), prejudice (how we feel) and discrimination (how we act) towards others or oneself based on age." It is important to find a balance among the various generations, to collaborate and tap into the uniqueness of each generation and age in order to address Ageism. It is the duty of the older generations to provide guidance to the younger generations while also learning from them because times have changed. It is also important for the younger

The terrific events happening in our dear nation, do they call for a celebration on a day like this? Is it really a happy children's day? It is obvious that we are just trying to make the children we have with and around us happy whereas there are so many unhappy children in our dear Country today - children whose parents were victims of an unsecured, lawless system, children who were killed and abducted right in school which is supposed to be a safe space. We would like to reiterate to decision makers and all concerned stakeholders in our dear nation, the need to take the safety of the child and schools as priority. This, when done will make a day like this a truly "Happy Children's Day." Nevertheless, we wish every child a happy and safe children's day today and everyday. What are ways we can keep our children and schools safe and happy? Please share your views in the comments. ☺️ #childrensday #mcc #safechild #safeschool #shadein

In celebration of Mother's Day, we feature Cynthia Ezinne Ilojeme in this succinct but powerful piece she wrote to celebrate every woman in this special month designated to honour women through International Women's Day (IWD) events. Every woman is worth celebrating on this mother's day because in every girl and woman is a mother. Enjoy Cynthia's piece: Because I choose to be a stay at home mom doesn't make me less worthy than one who decides to work 9-5 in a physical office. Because I hire a chef to make my meals or eat out doesn't make me less important than one who makes her meals. Because I am unmarried; focusing on my career doesn't make me a prostitute and make another who is married a better woman than I. I can be a CEO, an Engineer, a furniture maker, a developer, a soldier, a lawyer, an accountant, a banker, a chef...I can choose to have a career... I can be whatever I want to be. I'm breaking the bias.🙅🏻‍♀️ I am WOMAN. ♀️ Cynthia Ezinne Iloje

Oluwakemi Adeyemi International Women's Day is always an opportunity for me to recognise the immense contributions of the numerous women I am privileged to call mother, aunties, sisters, colleagues, classmates, cousins, bosses, juniors, etc and to listen carefully to their concerns with a view to understanding. As we join hands today and going forward to breaking the bias against women including persons (women) with disabilities (PWDs), I thank women including women with disabilities for their immense contributions to making the world a better place despite the spoken and unspoken bias against them. I am hopeful that shortly this bias will stop and we can have the benefit of enjoying greater contributions from women including women with disabilities. I join SHADE-IN's campaign to state: "Break the Bias against Women and Girls Including PWDs." #IWD #SHADE_IN #PWD #BreakTheBias #genderequaility Oluwakemi Adeyemi Volunteer Saving Hand Development Initiative (SHADE-IN) ht

In commemoration of the fourth International Day of Education which is celebrated every 24th January, Saving Hand Development Initiative (SHADE-IN) calls for "a transformation of the Nigerian Basic and Secondary schools curricula". This is in line with the theme of this year, 2022:  “Changing Course, Transforming Education”. A close look at the national schools curricula reveals an improvement in the subjects listed. However, these are more on paper than they are in reality. We must transit from paper to work, otherwise, it will only be paperwork. SHADE-IN's visit to a school in Rivers State . The Nigerian public school systems have been under serious degeneration and as a matter of urgency, both the Federal and State ministries of education have to rise up to their responsibilities in providing the enabling environment and safe spaces for learning for our children, especially the girl child (pupil and student). If we would have less out of school children or children d