HFAC Empowers 500 Young Girls In Enugu With Skills To Realise Potential
An NGO, Hope For African Children (HFAC), has empowered about 500 girls in Enugu State with skills to enable them to realise their innate potentials.
The empowerment took place during a ‘Girls Dare to Lead Summit’ organised by HFAC to celebrate International Day of the Girl Child on Friday in Enugu.
The Chief Executive of HFAC, Mr Noel Alumona, said the initiative was aimed at empowering young girls for their own good and that of society at large.
Alumona said the organisation was celebrating more than 500 young girls drawn from 32 secondary schools within the state.
HFAC is committed to empowering girls to lead, providing them with the tools, resources they need to succeed; inspiring them to become leaders of both today and tomorrow, he said.
He continued, “At HFAC, we believe that every girl deserves the opportunity to reach her full potential by ensuring that girls and young people with disabilities are not left behind through inclusion, education, equal play and opportunities.
“We are preparing girls to lead in every sphere of their lives before and after 18. We thank our staff and volunteers who show up every day to make this happen.
“We are also here to inspire, educate, and equip them with the knowledge and skills necessary to reach those aspirations and to pursue their dreams with unwavering confidence.’’
He said one of the highlights of the summit was the Girls Innovate Prize by HFAC. The competition, according to him, was conceptualised to foster creativity, problem-solving and leadership among the young girls.
He said that by encouraging young girls to identify problems in their schools and communities and develop innovative solutions, HFAC would have empowered them to become change-makers and agents of positive transformation.
Quoting him, “We are also unveiling ‘Girls Dare to Lead Bootcamp’, a leadership development programme designed to amplify the agency of girls and help them see themselves as leaders.
“We believe that by equipping girls with the necessary leadership skills, knowledge, and opportunities, we can inspire them to lead boldly and make a difference in their communities.’’
Alumona further explained that the organisation unveiled “The PadHER Project,” an initiative aimed at addressing the critical issue of period poverty in Nigeria.
Speaking at the event, the Enugu State Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Ngozi Enih, urged the girls to embrace their uniqueness, individuality and never compromise on their values and aspirations.
In her words, “Stand strong against societal vices like premarital sex, early marriage, peer pressure, cultism and any behaviour that seeks to undermine your potential.”
HFAC Empowers 500 Young Girls In Enugu With Skills To Realise Potential is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
