NDC Officers’ Wives Celebrate International Day of Girl Child
The National Defence College Officers Wives Association (NDCOWA), on Friday sensitised the female students on the need to pursue their dreams in commemoration of International Day of Girl Child. International Day of the Girl Child is an international observance day declared by the United Nations first celebrated on October 11, 2012.
The Coordinator of NDCOWA and Wife of the Commandant of NDC, Mrs Rhoda Olotu, said the Association designed the programme in commemoration of the Day to educate the girl children to pursue their dreams and careers, as well as encourage them. According to her, gone are the days where girls are relegated to the kitchen, when women’s duty is only to have children. “These days we have female pilots, military personnel, doctors, engineers, and in all spheres of life, and they are doing very well. As women, or as a girl child, when we are given tasks to carry out, we carry out our duties and responsibilities even more than the men, because we are multitasking”, Mrs Olotu added. She urged the children to be focused by being obedient to the instructions of their parents and teachers while studying hard.
Mrs Olotu also used the event to educate the girls on the use of sanitary pad and other requirements needed to keep them clean and safe. The Provost, NDC Centre of Strategic Research and Studies, Prof. Adam Ahmed, commended the association for organising the event and appreciated the Commandant for being creative and innovative. Ahmed said the event had provided a rare opportunity for the girls to be what they want to become, adding that he believed in the ability of the girl child. “You have everything it takes to realise your dream, to be one of the best in whatever career you take,” he said.
The resource person at the event which was held at NDC Secondary School, Dr Jumoke Jenyo, of the Department of Conflict, Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Studies, NDC, urged the girl children to believe in themselves, have defined vision and be what they want to be.
