…Distributes Books, Sanitary Pads, Others To Students
Dorcas Foundation For Women And Girl Child, a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) that propagates the rights and welfare of women and girls in Africa, on 11th October, 2024 carried out an intervention project in girls’ secondary schools in Imo state to commemorate the international day of the girl child with the theme “Girls’ vision for the future”.
The NGO visited Girls’ Secondary School Orlu and Girls’ Secondary School Ubomiri in Imo State where they sensitized the female students on the essence of the global girl child day, which is to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world, focusing attention on the need to address these challenges and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights.
The founder of the organization, Dorcas Samson Achi, delivered an insightful speech with the theme “Girls’ vision for the future”, charging the young female students to envision contributing to nation building by positively contributing to Nigeria’s educational, political and socioeconomic growth.
She conveyed the urgent need for girls to maximize their potentials and utilize the great abilities inherent in them to solve certain societal problems as well as address certain challenges in the country by creating and innovating new solutions to bordering issues.
Harriet Ijeomah, the Project Organizer and publisher of Harsco Global Media, while addressing the teeming students of Orlu Girls’ Secondary School charged them to shun indecency, pornography, smartphone addiction, immoral activities and any form of social vices but instead embrace education, skill acquisition and utilize every self development opportunity available to them.
She further challenged them to glorify womanhood by maintaining their dignity and integrity against all odds. She enjoined them to emulate women who have made historic impact politically, socioeconomically, intellectually and otherwise, stressing on the need to make a proper choice of career, friends, mentors and role models as they graduate from one level to another.
The climax of the event was the lecture on puberty, menstruation, ovulation, menstrual hygiene, good diet and positive attitude which was followed by the distribution of a handbook titled “Puberty: The Girl Child Experience” written by the founder, a book which answers many questions on the minds of teenage girls, reveals facts about the challenges faced before, during and after menstruation and equip them with the necessary knowledge on how best to take proper care of themselves, bask on their feminity and appreciate womanhood.
The students also received other free gifts from the NGO such as sanitary pads, exercise books and pens as tokens in celebration of the girl child day.
Responding, the Senior Principal of Orlu Girls’ Secondary School, Mrs. Josephine Ikekwe expressed gratitude to Dorcas Foundation for choosing to reach out to the students of Orlu Girls’ Secondary school amid many Girls’ Secondary Schools in Imo State and beyond. She extolled the organization for inspiring, motivating and extending hands of fellowship to the students as she acknowledged that receiving such gifts is rare given the current economic realities.
The Senior Principal of Ubomiri Girls’ Secondary School Mrs. Rosemary Amadi appreciated the NGO for such an opportunity, saying that the visit has elevated the spirits of the students and given them a sense of belonging. She noted that the sensitization, awareness creation, moral instructions, health talks and other beneficial activities carried out by the organization have immeasurably impacted the lives of the female students and will undoubtedly bear numerous fruits in the nearest future.
The Senior Prefect of Ubomiri Girls’ Secondary School, Favour Dickson on behalf of the students thanked the NGO for celebrating the 2024 international day of the girl child with them. She emphasized that the project has implanted great visions for the future in her, adding that she has been propelled to aspire higher, dream bigger and work hard towards achieving every set goal and towards making Nigeria better.
