On the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child, Save the Children girl champion, Zainab Bangura, was made Minister of Gender and Children’s affairs for one day.
Mammie hosted peers on a radio discussion program to let the public understand why Parenting without Violence is so important. Children had the chance to talk about physical and humiliating punishments faced by millions of children in homes and communities around the world.
This is the first time that Soweis have been brought together in Kailahun to discuss and champion ending child early and forced marriage. They want to have more engagements like this and want to present their resolutions to district stakeholders.
Elizabeth believes that of all investments in the world, raising a girl to reach her full potential is the only one thing that guarantees benefits not only to the girl child but to her family and community.
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Ansu watering his nursery to test new methods of farming at Higima Village, Rutile. February 2022. Photo Credit: Abdul Sillah – Save the Children