Hey lovelies,
Welcome to a new week!
Last Thursday, I was opportune to be a keynote speaker at the ‘African Child Campaign’ organized by the Canadian High Commission in Abuja where I spoke alongside the Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Perry John Calderwood under the theme “Empowering African girls to reach their full potential by delaying marriage and staying in school”.
The two-part event included a the screening of Africa’s Best Overall Movie ‘DRY’ and a Press Conference where myself and the Canadian High Commissioner highlighted the efforts we’ve have been employing to enable African women and girls reach their full potential, free from coercion, discrimination and violence.
Some highlights of my remarks included the need for educating the African Child and how DRY has been shifting conversations around the world, thereby shinning the spotlight on the African girl-child. Here is an excerpt:
“As we watch this movie and as we discuss here today, let it be foremost in our minds that the education of girls, especially the most marginalized, is key to their survival & that of the future generation.”
The Canadian High Commissioner also reiterated the Canadian government’s commitment to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls and highlighted some of their recent campaign efforts in Nigeria and other African countries.
The movie was well received by members of the press, staff of the Canadian High Commission and all invited guests who lauded DRY, a world-class movie which is being used as a tool to create awareness about the plight of the African Child.
Here are some photos from the event:
4 Comments
Lang clarrise
July 25, 2016 at 11:51 amLove what you are doing i wish i could become a part of your team, cos nothing gives me greater satisfaction than working on projects like this
Osawe Jolly Albert
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perpetua udoka
July 26, 2016 at 5:51 amKudos dear, although i’ve not watch dis movie but i guess it has a gud story line ; D African girl child & education. It seems d story high lights d importance of child education. We need more of dis cos sm of us are still blind to d fact, if u train a girl, u’ve not just trained dat child (girl) alone but a nation. Dis implies anybd dat she ‘ll come in conact with. A lot of d problems we’ve in our families & societies are by ignorance esp. Women, those dat feel disadvataged.
igwe
January 5, 2017 at 4:57 amgreat woman kudos