Girl Child Devpt: NGO Floats G4G Groups in Borno Schools
By Nafisat Bello
AREWA AGENDA – The Girl Child Concerns, GCC, has commenced the formation of Girls for Girls (G4G) groups in 50 primary schools in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, MMC, and Jere Local Government Area.
The commencement was announced by the organization’s Program Lead, Ummulkhairi Usman, at GRA Primary School Maiduguri on Tuesday.
She said that GCC and UNICEF are committed to providing life skills for primary school students and enhancing their academic competencies which would consequently strengthen their productivity in the future.
According to her, the G4G project which was Initiated by UNICEF would help girls in making quality friends, expand their social networks, and share their aspirations, and concerns.
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Usman further added that consent forms have been given to each of the ten students selected for the project, which would be filled out by their parents before they are finally enrolled in the G4G project.
The Head Master of GRA Primary School, Baba Shehu Ahmed described the project as timely, noting that it would go a long way in preparing children for the challenges ahead of them.
He commended the duo organizations for the initiative and declared his maximum support for the successful implementation of the project.
“This project is for girls students and we are all here in the school because of them. Therefore, we will support whatever good that is brought to them and we must help them to get the quality education they deserved because the insurgency has affected girls in this part of the region.
Ahmed called on headmasters and principals across Borno State to wholeheartedly support the G4G project, concluding that girls would have a better life if the project is successfully implemented because life skill is the solution to the problems affecting most girls.
