It was MOTHERS' DAY




NOW, GIRL DAY!!! And one fuulish okpeke will tell me :- GENDER INEQUALITY!!



WHY WOMEN PLAY VICTIM'S CARD NAH??

I hope the documentary won't be boring...

damton:
.What's Chibok girls? or Chibok Mummies. with all due respect.

Lol @Chibok Mummies

Happy International Girls Day!*

But there is Father's Day na

Dekatron:
It was MOTHERS' DAY





NOW, GIRL DAY!!! And one fuulish okpeke will tell me :- GENDER INEQUALITY!!




WHY WOMEN PLAY VICTIM'S CARD NAH??

peppyluv02:
But there is Father's Day na

boys day dey?

Don't worry..soon.

Dekatron:

boys day dey?

peppyluv02:
Don't worry..soon.

lol. . . . You self dey join fellow okpekes celebrate o. Abi?

Well,I am not a girl.

Dekatron:


lol. . . . You self dey join fellow okpekes celebrate o. Abi?

peppyluv02:
Well,I am not a girl.

Ghen ghen . . . . . So na impostor you be??


Baba you fall my hand o
if I don send pm nko? Omo!!

.

I don't consider myself a girl but a woman or are you daft? Abi I resemble your mate?

Dekatron:


Ghen ghen . . . . . So na impostor you be??



Baba you fall my hand o

if I don send pm nko? Omo!!

Dekatron:

boys day dey?

me sev don dey think am

peppyluv02:
I don't consider myself a girl but a woman or are you daft?

oya!! . Woman, thou art blest. . . . But admit, your sentence was ambiguous. . Why not say . . . I AM MORE THAN A GIRL

kolajamesjnr:
me sev don dey think am

girls get greed oo. . . Chai!!

lilmax:
and what are you doing about it?

must u always quote me?
D post I made wasn't it an awareness... So?

What the hell does this even mean?

'International day of the girl'. More feminist nonsense

.

chinoasa:
must u always quote me?
D post I made wasn't it an awareness... So?

why is this one feeling hot? are you okay? Or just childish?


If you cannot answer my question then don't quote me

lilmax:
are you okay?

are uU alright?

Wow! Thank you Nairaland, being the first online forum in Africa to Stand #withMalala!

The Special Screening of "He Named Me Malala" was an awesome success this afternoon at the Silverbird Cinemas in the Silverbird Galleria on Victoria Island, Lagos.
The largest cinema hall was not large enough for all the secondary school students of more than 350 girls and 7 boys who came to Stand #withMalala!

Lagos State Model Senior College came all the way from Agbowa to the venue on Victoria Island and also Epe Senior Grammar School from Epe. Wuraville College came from Shomolu, Girls Junior Secondary School, Obalende, Lagos, Aunty Ayo International School, Keffi, Ikoyi, Lagos, Girls Academy Senior Secondary School, Sandgrouse, Lafiaji, Lagos and other secondary schools.

Senator Oluremi Tinubu sent Mrs. Sarah Joseph to represent her. Pastor Mrs. Toyin Poju Oyemade came for iREP International Documentary Film Festival. Mrs. Ola Omolola and her team came from P&G Nigeria. Miss Esther Ilibeno, Head of Operations at Blue Pictures Film Distribution Limited, the sole distributors of "He Named Me Malala" in West Africa spoke on their support to Stand #withMalala for Girls' Education. Franca Aide, the campus beauty queen from University of Calabar (UNICAL) and Girl Rising Ambassador for Calabar is the National Coordinator of Girls United Together for Success (GUTS) one of the major organizers of the event. She gave a world class speech on the global emergency of over 60 million girls out of school in the world and more than 6 million underprivileged girls out of school in Nigeria who must not be left behind in having good education like their fellow girls going to school. And Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, aka "Orikinla Osinachi" gave the welcome address as the chief host and organizer and champion of Girls' Education in Nigeria who also brought Girl Rising to Nigeria on the same United Nations' International Day of the Girl Child on October 11, 2013 and founded GUTS the following year 2014.

Galaxy TV and NTA, the largest TV Network in Africa were there.
Fox Searchlight, Crimson Media and Blue Pictures Film Distribution Limited sponsored the venue and also the popcorn and Coca Cola for all the secondary school students.

11TH OCTOBER, 2015
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD
SPEECH PRESENTED BY FRANCA AIDE.
GIRL RISING AMBASSADOR FOR CALABAR & NATIONAL COORDINATOR GIRLS UNITED TOGETHER FOR SUCCESS (GUTS)
THEME: THE POWER OF ADOLESCENT GIRL VISION FOR 2030

Ban Ki Moon, United Nations Secretary General’s message for international day of the girl child 2015 reads:
The newly adopted sustainable development goals rightly include key targets for greater equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. They offer an opportunity for a global commitment to breaking inter-generational transmission of poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination-and realizing our vision of a life of dignity for all.

The girl child like their male counterparts have the rights to education and skill acquisition, the right to career choice and self actualization. Girl child education becomes pertinent for attainment of national development. In the past, education has not necessarily been a priority for the girl child because of cultural beliefs, poverty and so on. It is believed that the place of the girl child is in her husband’s house, the male was considered to be superior than the girl child in many aspects especially education and that is why in most cases only the male child have access to education. Unfortunately, many people still hold unto this disparity between the female and the male gender.
Since 2012, the United Nations mark 11th October as the International Day of the girl child, the day promotes girls’ human rights, highlights gender equality that remain between girls and boys and addresses the various forms of discrimination and abuse suffered by girls around the world.

UNICEF reported that 67% of the over 10million Nigerian children out of school are girls from poor families who cannot afford to send them to school and majority of them end up as hawkers, prostitutes and victims of sexual harassments on the street, house maids used for child labour. The United Nations Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo opines that, “empowering girls today makes for a prosperous tomorrow”, which reminds me of what Napoleon said “Give me good mothers and I will give you a great Nation”, bringing to bare the essence of educating the girl child that will be a mother tomorrow.

Charles Fourier once said, “One could judge the degree of civilization of a country by the social and political position of its women”. Which leaves me wondering how civilized my beloved country, Nigeria is. In line with the United Nations call for the need for education and empowerment of the girl child necessity is laid on us all to fight for this right because every female child deserves to be educated.
Girls United Together For Success (GUTS) stands with Malala Yousafzai and calls for the GUTSY once who believe they have what it takes to be educated even in the face of adversity and tribulations to say:
Yes I Have the “GUTS” for it.
I have what it takes to be educated

Time has passed when the girl child is segregated and relegated to the kitchen, early marriage and chores; an educated girl child makes an educated home. Starting from the adolescent age, girls have the right to a safe educated and healthy life not only during these critical, formative years but also as they mature into women. If effectively supported during the adolescent years, girls have the potential to change the world, both as empowered girls of today and as tomorrow’s workers, mothers, entrepreneurs, mentors, household heads and political leaders. An investment in realizing the power of adolescent girls upholds their rights today and promises a more equitable and prosperous future, one in which half of humanity is an equal partner in solving the problems of climate change, political conflicts, economic growth, disease prevention and global sustainability.

Time has come for a change, a shift in mindset, poverty can no longer be an hindrance, 67% of the over 10million children out of school are girls, it is time for a change. Girls United Together For Success is resolved to be part of the solution to solve the problem of millions of girls deprived of education in Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, where no fewer than 6.2million girls out of school are being used for widespread child labour, as hawkers and house maids.
I Stand with Malala, GUTS Stand with Malala to say NO!
NO to this wrong
NO to this deprivation-this defect.
We shall strive till we are heard and child labour is no more and equality is seen in all endeavors for both the male and the female children especially in the education sector.
Train a daughter
Train a sister
Train a niece
Train a Nation
Education for all - Everyone, every girl child deserves to be in school to lead and be led. Education is the stepping stone, train one - train all.
I, FRANCA AIDE Stands with MALALA, Education for all.

Thank you very much.

vickertony:
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL ,TO NIGERIAN GIRLS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cug1-eTOVSk

In numbers

Worldwide, more than 700 million women were married as children (below 18 years of age). More than one in three—or some 250 million—were married before 15. And child brides are often unable to effectively negotiate safe sex, leaving them vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancy [1].
Every 10 minutes, somewhere in the world, anadolescent girl dies as a result of violence [2].
In emergencies, adolescent girls are especially vulnerable to sexual violence, and in some cases, are abducted and exploited for sexual purposes by armed groups [3].
Nearly half (44 per cent) of adolescent girls worldwide aged 15 to 19 think a husband or partner is justified in hitting or beating his wife or partner under certain circumstances [4].

- See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/girl-child#sthash.zGZ9fQta.dpuf

Secretary-General's Message for 2015

The newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals rightly include key targets for gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. They offer an opportunity for a global commitment to breaking intergenerational transmission of poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination – and realizing our vision of a life of dignity for all.

Our task now is to get to work on meeting the SDG targets and making good on our promises to give girls all the opportunities they deserve as they mature to adulthood by 2030. That means enabling them to avoid child marriage and unwanted pregnancy, protect against HIV transmission, stay safe from female genital mutilation, and acquire the education and skills they need to realize their potential. It also requires ensuring their sexual health and reproductive rights. Girls everywhere should be able to lead lives free from fear and violence. If we achieve this progress for girls, we will see advances across society.

Just after the adoption last month of the global goals for sustainable development, world leaders heard a ringing call from Nobel Peace Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was flanked in the General Assembly Hall by young people from around the world. “Promise us that you will keep your commitments and invest in our future,” she urged.

Three years ago, on the International Day of the Girl Child, I condemned the attack against Malala and called for more opportunities for girls everywhere. Today, I applaud her courage and that of her peers, who only want the chance to contribute to our world.

Let us resolve to invest in today’s adolescent girls so that tomorrow they can stand strong as citizens, political leaders, entrepreneurs, heads of their households and more. This will secure their rights and our common future.

Ban Ki-moon


International Day of the Girl Child
Statement by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka for International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October 2015

Date : 09 October 2015

The cadre of 15-year-old girls living today were born at the advent of the Millennium Development Goals into a world of hope. Not all of those hopes were fulfilled. Many have already dropped out of school to look after family members or take informal work to help support the family. More than 250 million of our 15-year-olds are already married, too many are facing the likelihood of HIV infection, especially given the high unmet needs for family planning. The resulting pregnancies and deliveries remain hazardous; complications are one of the leading causes of death for girls aged 15-19. And every 10 minutes somewhere in the world, an adolescent girl dies by violent means.

These, and the generations that follow them, are the young women for whom we are working so hard. We know what stood in the way of the achievement of the high hopes of the MDGs. On 27 September, more than 70 Heads of State and Government spoke in New York at our “Global Leaders’ Meeting for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Commitment to Action”, to emphasize their understanding of the centrality of gender equality, and the empowerment of all women and girls. The leaders of Bangladesh, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Spain and South Sudan have all specifically committed to ending or supporting the elimination of child marriage or female genital mutilation. The participation of 140 Member States made this the largest and most influential gathering of world leaders dedicated to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. This was the watershed between the MDGs and the start of the new 15-year period of the new Agenda for Sustainable Development.

We are determined that it will not take another 15 years to bring these girls better chances in life. We are calling for all countries to repeal discriminatory laws that create barriers for girls, whether to attend school, to access the healthcare they need, to qualify for decent jobs and earn equal pay. We are lobbying for governments and employers to offer support and social services that end the reliance on unpaid care work only in order to sustain households. We are calling for investments in infrastructure to be attentive to the needs for water and sanitation, to energy and fuel sources, so that girls do not need to waste their time on fetching drinking-water or firewood, and do not have to miss school for any reason. And we are calling for schools to teach girls the STEM subjects they need to compete with confidence for the jobs of the future.

Never before has so much attention been focused with such determination on ending violence against women and girls. Now, not only are the women’s movements calling for its end; we are being joined in a rising tide by young men signing up to state their solidarity to end gender inequality, change gender stereotypes and take a stand against violence, which is claiming headlines in every country on a daily basis. From sexual harassment at work to extremist violence, from domestic abuse to campus rape, from trafficking to online cyber-violence. The extent, and the nature of the pervasive violence against women and girls has been made public. We are calling for it to be made completely unacceptable. It was emphasized as a priority by the majority of speakers at the global leaders meeting, and action will follow.

We know we have an extraordinarily long way to go to achieve what we want for our 15-year-olds. But they must know that they, and all their siblings, are in the spotlight. Today is the Day when we focus our attention on the Girl Child, but it is not a day in isolation. It is part of a massive and relentless drive towards a world of equality: a Planet 50-50 by 2030.
- See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2015/10/ed-statment-for-girl-child#sthash.3HXkbNAh.dpuf

The photograph shows Mrs. Sarah Joseph, representative sent by Senator Oluremi Tinubu, with Mr. Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, Publisher/Editor of Nigerians Report Online and Founder/Executive Director of Girls United Together for Success (GUTS), Mrs. Nneka Osili, CEO, of Kiddies & Brands Company, the coordinator of the secondary schools invited to the event and some of the secondary school girls.

Franca Aide, the campus beauty queen from University of Calabar (UNICAL) and Girl Rising Ambassador for Calabar, the National Coordinator of Girls United Together for Success (GUTS) speaking at the event.

Secondary school girls and others inside the largest cinema hall at the Silverbird Galleria on Victoria Island, Lagos, during the special screening "He Named Me Malala" on Sunday October 11, 2015, to celebrate the United Nations' International Day of the Girl Child in Nigeria.

Franca Aide posing beside the poster of "He Named Me Malala".