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In commemoration of the International Day of the Girl child 2026, Lady Helen Child Health Foundation (LHCHF) celebrated the Girl Child at National Assembly, Abuja, bringing together students from selected secondary schools across Abuja
The event, themed “Every Girl Deserves the Right to Learn, Lead and Choose Her Future,” featured students from Government Model Secondary School, Jikwoyi; Government Secondary School, Karu; Government Secondary School, Nyanya; Government Secondary School, Wuse; and Police Day Secondary School Garki, Girls Vanguard, accompanied by their teachers.
The programme was structured around a Girls’ Parliamentary Debate, designed to simulate a National Assembly session and provide girls with the opportunity to experience parliamentary engagement, express their views, and contribute their perspectives on issues affecting the girl child.
The event was attended by Dr. Benjamin Odeka, Chief Executive Officer of LHCHF, and Dr. Francisca Odeka, Director of Operations at LHCHF and Managing Director of Frandek Consulting International Limited, the Immediate Past head of service- Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, OON,mni, Ministry of health, alongside other partners, dignitaries from various professional backgrounds.
The parliamentary debate provided a platform for the students to demonstrate their knowledge, public-speaking skills, and understanding of issues affecting girls in society.
The event also featured the presentation of gifts and awards to recognise and appreciate the participants and the schools
The celebration concluded with a renewed call for families, schools, policymakers, and other stakeholders to create an enabling environment where every girl can access quality education, develop her leadership potential, and make informed choices about her future. And one of the policy demand was that the government should amend the universal basic education to make education fully free, compulsory, and safe for all girls all the way up to SS3backed by government funded buses
Through this initiative, the Lady Helen Child Health Foundation reaffirmed its commitment to promoting the rights, health, education, and empowerment.
The event, themed “Every Girl Deserves the Right to Learn, Lead and Choose Her Future,” featured students from Government Model Secondary School, Jikwoyi; Government Secondary School, Karu; Government Secondary School, Nyanya; Government Secondary School, Wuse; and Police Day Secondary School Garki, Girls Vanguard, accompanied by their teachers.
The programme was structured around a Girls’ Parliamentary Debate, designed to simulate a National Assembly session and provide girls with the opportunity to experience parliamentary engagement, express their views, and contribute their perspectives on issues affecting the girl child.
The event was attended by Dr. Benjamin Odeka, Chief Executive Officer of LHCHF, and Dr. Francisca Odeka, Director of Operations at LHCHF and Managing Director of Frandek Consulting International Limited, the Immediate Past head of service- Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, OON,mni, Ministry of health, alongside other partners, dignitaries from various professional backgrounds.
The parliamentary debate provided a platform for the students to demonstrate their knowledge, public-speaking skills, and understanding of issues affecting girls in society.
The event also featured the presentation of gifts and awards to recognise and appreciate the participants and the schools
The celebration concluded with a renewed call for families, schools, policymakers, and other stakeholders to create an enabling environment where every girl can access quality education, develop her leadership potential, and make informed choices about her future. And one of the policy demand was that the government should amend the universal basic education to make education fully free, compulsory, and safe for all girls all the way up to SS3backed by government funded buses
Through this initiative, the Lady Helen Child Health Foundation reaffirmed its commitment to promoting the rights, health, education, and empowerment.
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