Tag: girl child education
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In the Kadjebi district in the Oti region of Ghana many adolescent girls face period poverty due to inadequate access to sanitary pads caused by low family income. In some communities, this lack of access previously exposed girls to risky coping mechanisms, including dependence on boys for financial support, sometimes leading to teenage pregnancies. To…
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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and UNICEF, in partnership with the Government of Liberia’s Ministry of Education and supported by funding from the Government of Ireland International Development Programme, have officially launched and installed Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Pad Banks in public schools across Liberia. Liberia’s Minister of Education, Jarso M. Jallah, served as…
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Faced with demographic transition and the challenges of youth employment, Nigeria has identified investment in girls’ education as a strategic lever to ensure sustainable development. Ziauddin Yousafzai, co-founder of the Malala Fund, recently highlighted the economic potential of this approach. In an interview with Arise News he estimated that guaranteeing twelve years of schooling for all…
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For decades, residents of Dutsen Bakoshi village in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State have been battling a long-standing water crisis that has left them struggling to access clean water for daily household use, a situation that has continued to threaten the community’s economic development. Findings by Weekend Trust showed that with a population…
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