PeterNalaw Education Foundation
Educating the poor & needy child for nation building
Programmes
Support for Girl Education
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The foundation seeks to champion the girl child education, especially in the rural areas where girl child do not equal opportunity to attend school. The rural folks seems to have long held stereotyping and misconception that educating a girl child is not worth it. they argue that a woman's role is in the kitchen. It's envisaged that helping the girl child in these communities is one surest way to arrest poverty, reduce child labour, child prostitution and early marriages among others. The initiative is also aimed at reducing early and unwanted pregnancies among teenagers, reduce the risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STI) such as the deadly HIV/AIDS. In addition, educating the girl child would be a leading step to reducing maternal and infant mortality. The intention is that educated girls would be well informed about basic health and safety measures and adopt good family planning methods to improve their health. Girl child education is also a pre-requisite to building a decent society and responsible citizens.
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