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IWD 2019: Our Girls Are Becoming Leading Ladies!

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Our girls are becoming leading ladies. I'm truly proud of them. To showcase their uncommon strength and ability, we decided to celebrate the IWD 2019 in grand style. Our theme was apt and catchy;  Time is Now: Girls As Change Agents . Our campaign slogan was also smart and sweet : #SheCanLead The first phase was with a Girls Summit featuring over 200 girls from 8 secondary schools in Ijegun, Ikotun, Lagos State. As it is in most underdeveloped communities ravaged by poverty and lack, many girls are vulne rable. There is hunger in the land; yes, there is acute hunger and lack of basic amenities. Here many are uninformed about their rights and the beautiful opportunities available to them. Here many girls battle with low self-esteem and easily fall prey to the chimes and caprices of devourers and opportunists You can therefore imagine how excited they were when we invited girls in Ijegun community to a special girls’ summit. Yes, we had a swell time, with insightful and i