Showing posts with label School Age Girls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label School Age Girls. Show all posts

Friday, October 12, 2012

OMG!! 6 Million Nigerian School Age Girls Are Not In School - Report



As the world marks the International Day of the Girl Child with the theme ‘Ending Child Marriage’, the Action Aid Group in Nigeria is advocating the ratification and full implementation of the Child Right Act in all 36 states of the federation.

 Deputy Country Director, of the Action Aid Group, Mrs Ifeoma Charles-Monwuba said the weak implementation of the Child Right Act which was enacted in 2003 has encouraged the continued practice of child marriages in Nigeria. Only 23 states of the federation have ratified the Act while 12 states especially in the northern region are yet to.  A recent report by Action Aid says that 36 million girls of school age are not in school globally

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