IEC Applications Can End Extreme Poverty in the World

IEC Applications Can End Extreme Poverty in the World

I am one of those involved in the concerted efforts for the eradication of extreme poverty in the world. And I have reached the advanced final stage in the development of the applications that can reduce poverty by 80 percent with IEC, Information, Education and Communication methods which I have seen during my years of working as an IEC field officer for the Center for Education, Population, AIDS and Drug Abuse (CEPADA), an NGO founded by Mrs. Hadiyat O. Shitta-Bey, a former award winning Program Specialist in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) when I did Market Based Distribution (MBD) surveys of the largest markets in Lagos, the most populous state in Nigeria and the largest megacity in Africa and when I was contracted as a public health illustrator and translator for the production and publication of family planning methods booklets in Pidgin English, Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa for semi literates distributed by the Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN) and as a national Program Consultant for the Child Survival and Development (CSD) projects of the UNICEF in Nigeria.

The first mobile app for all the users to GSM phones has been in development since 2014 and I have also completed the layout for a SaaS e-commerce and fintech app for interactive IEC through social network for wealth creation and distribution among all the users of mobile phones in Nigeria and other countries.

Imagine an app with X Amazon and Paypal combined.

My advocacy for the education of the millions of girls out of school in Nigeria is fundamental in the eradication of extreme poverty in developing countries, because surveys have shown that majority of the people living in poverty come from families with mothers who did not go to school or dropped out of school.

In Nigeria, we found out that almost 90 percent of the bandits and terrorists on rampage in northern Nigeria were born by mothers who did not go to school and without any formal education and thousands of their children were destitutes. Their rebellion against law and order was caused by lack of parenting and poverty with uneducated parents who did not have the information on family planning and family welfare. 

They continue to breed children they cannot feed and they cannot afford to send to school. 

Extreme poverty is largely due to ignorance and illiteracy.

With the use of IEC applications through mobile phones, millions of the people in poverty will be taken out of poverty.

The first MVP of the mobile app was among the top finalists for tech innovation awards in Africa in 2014 and the pitch for the SaaS e-commerce and fintech app was shortlisted for the a tech startups hackathon in Africa in 2022.

Both mobile apps will advance the decentralization of e-commerce and fintech platforms in all communities in Nigeria and other countries and downloaded without any payment by all those who can use mobile phones and the IEC applications will be in their own languages. 

- by Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,

The CEO, 

International Digital Post Network Limited

On My Advocacy For The Education of Every Girl in Nigeria

On My Advocacy For The Education of Every Girl in Nigeria

I prefer to speak to the future mothers of our nation; their education is the foundation for the nation building of a New Nigeria in the leadership of Africa among the comity of nations in the world.

- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,

Champion of the advocacy for compulsory education of every girl; especially the millions of underprivileged girls out of school in Nigeria.

Using underprivileged girls for child labour should be a crime.

The deprivation of the education of any child is a crime Against human civilization.

Education opens eyes for knowledge and opens doors for human development.

Enlightenment is the vehicle for the fulfilment of life in the world.

Millions of underprivileged Children out of school in the world have dreams; hopes and ideas for great ambitions that will be of great benefit to humankind. But majority of them who cannot read and write are languishing in ignorance and suffering the misery of abject poverty, becoming the burden of humanity when they should have become the beacon of modern civilization.

Read the success stories on.

Nigerians Report Online: The First "Girl Rising" Success Story in Nigeria and How A Free MTN School Bag Made A Great Difference

https://nigeriansreportng.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-first-girl-rising-success-story-in.html

https://nigeriansreportng.blogspot.com/p/international-digital-post-network.html

Dabyna Poll-Abraham: The Best Rock Music Guitarist in Africa

Dabyna Poll-Abraham:  Son of Rock

The Best Rock Music Guitarist in Africa

@dabynasonofrock is the best rock music guitarist in Africa for over 20 years and still counting. 

A fact that majority of Nigerians don't know. And he is a Nigerian.

He has performed in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and other countries.

He is also amiable, humble and noble. 

A very philosophical musician.

I have had the honour of performing with him in 2002 as he and his band played for the rendition of my song, "Darego! You Are the Most Beautiful Girl in the World" in honour of Agabani Darego, the first Black African Miss World crowned in 2001. 

The live performance was for the graduation day of the students of the Alliance Française at the French Cultural Centre in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria.

It was an unforgettable night as the girls were screaming as I sang.

Do you know that Daby Poll-Abraham also plays Afrobeats rock music?

- By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,

Publisher/Editor,
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series,
Nigerians Report Online,
https://www.nigeriansreportng.blogspot.com
New Nigeria on Pinterest
www.pinterest.com/nigeriansreport
https://www.amazon.com/author/ekenyerengozimichaelchima
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelchimaeyerengozi

#rockmusic 

#rock 

#music

#afrobeats 

#agbanidarego

#beautiful

#girls

#graduation

#graduationday

#song

#missworld 

#nigeria

#africa

#guitarist

#unitedstates

#america 

#uk

#france

#french

#lagos

#ikoyi

#art

#culture 

#band

IDG 2023 : Save Our Girls in Israel, Gaza, Ukraine, Nigeria and the Rest of the World

Today, we cannot celebrate the annual United Nations' International Day of the Girl Child with joy, because of the murder of innocent girls in Israel and Gaza since Saturday, October 7, 2023 when the Hamas terrorists attacked Israel in broad daylight and murdered hundreds of innocent people, including children and women.

The video of one of the Israeli girls murdered by Hamas is what Nigerians Report Online is showing today, because we cannot celebrate when fathers and mothers are mourning the murder of their innocent daughters.

The theme of the International Day of the Girl 2023  is "Invest in Girls' Rights: Our Leadership, Our Well-being."

This can only be possible if we can guarantee the safety and security of girls in the world.

Girls are still being kidnapped, raped and held as captives by the Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists in northern Nigeria and by ISIS in the Middle East.

We support every effort to save all girls in location of conflicts; in Israel, Palestine, Ukraine, Nigeria, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iran, the Americas and the rest of the world.

Let us pray for all the girls who cannot celebrate the annual International Day of the Girl Child today.

#IDG2023

#InternationalDayoftgeGirl

#girls

#Israel

#Palestine

#Ukraine

#Afghanistan

#Iran

#Nigeria

#rape

European Union (EU) Flagship Programme To End Violence Against Women Worldwide Shows Limited Impact So Far

 

PRESS RELEASE

European Union (EU) Flagship Programme To End Violence Against Women Worldwide Shows Limited Impact So Far

The €500 million Spotlight Initiative has been an ambitious attempt by the European Commission, together with the UN, to ensure that women and girls around the world live free from violence and harmful practices

LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg, September 11, 2023/ -- Almost one third of the €500 million in EU funding for the “Spotlight Initiative” went to its management by the United Nations; The initiative did not achieve its objective of attracting additional funding from new donors; Auditors call for better value for money and note risks to the sustainability of the activities.

The €500 million Spotlight Initiative has been an ambitious attempt by the European Commission, together with the UN, to ensure that women and girls around the world live free from violence and harmful practices. However, according to a new report by the European Court of Auditors, this flagship EU programme for combating sexual and gender-based violence has shown little impact to date in terms of improving the situation of those it is intended to help. Despite positive achievements, the auditors found that the initiative could be managed more efficiently and could provide better value for money, as well as increasing the share of funding that reaches final beneficiaries to help more women and girls.

The Spotlight Initiative is a global strategic partnership between the EU and the UN to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls in partner countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Pacific and the Caribbean. Initially launched in 2017 for a period of four years, it was extended to the end of 2023 due to delays.

“Violence against women and girls has no place in the world, and no woman or girl should be left behind,” said Bettina Jakobsen, the ECA member in charge of the report. “Through the Spotlight Initiative, the EU has put more money than ever into ending such abuse, but more should reach final beneficiaries and we still need to see more impact.”

The auditors acknowledge that the initiative has benefited women and girls globally and helped to address violence. For instance, it has supported activities to prevent violence against women and girls, such as training and awareness campaigns, and services to victims of violence in all African and Latin American countries, albeit to different degrees and with varying levels of success. However, the initiative’s set-up only allows for a limited assessment of performance. Moreover, given its short time span and the fact that data are incomplete, it has not yet been possible to measure the improvement for beneficiaries, such as victims of violence or participants in training courses, and it is difficult to assess the extent to which it has achieved its intended results. There is no evidence that violence against women and girls has fallen in the countries covered.

External and internal factors led to challenges and delays in implementation. These included not only the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, and domestic political changes, but also complex governance arrangements due to the number of UN organisations involved. The Commission’s choice of the UN as its implementing partner was a political decision in support of multilateralism. However, the UN’s costs of administering the initiative totalled $155 million (i.e. 31 % of the initiative’s total budget), leaving $351 million for the implementing partners and beneficiaries. Although the EU’s executive was aware that UN involvement entailed higher costs, it did not thoroughly compare the alternatives.

Despite being the sole funder, the EU has not always been given sufficient credit for funding visibility. Moreover, although the EU’s contribution was intended as seed funding to attract additional investors, no new donors have been found, and so results may not be sustained. The auditors also stress that the programme is not long enough to create lasting change on a complex issue which requires long-term actions and additional resources.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of European Court of Auditors (ECA).

Note to Editors:

The purpose of this press release is to convey the main messages of the European Court of Auditors’ special report. The full report is available at ECA.Europa.eu.

Press contact:

ECA press office:

press@eca.europa.eu

Damijan Fišer:

damijan.fiser@eca.europa.eu

M: (+352) 621 552 224

Claudia Spiti:

claudia.spiti@eca.europa.eu

M: (+352) 691 553 547

Vincent Bourgeais:

vincent.bourgeais@eca.europa.eu

M: (+352) 691 551 502

Background:

The Spotlight Initiative is founded on the ‘Theory of Change’ and its six pillars supporting policies and legislation, institutions, prevention, services, data, and women’s movements. This approach is complemented by the “leaving no one behind” principle, including measures to focus on marginalised populations. The initiative receives EU funding of €497 million (€250 million for Africa alone), €465 million of which is managed by the UN in more than 26 countries on four continents. The remaining €32 million is managed by the EU through civil society organisations; other donors have committed only symbolic amounts. An estimated one in three women have experienced physical or sexual violence at least once since the age of 15. According to data from the Initiative, in some countries the share of people who think it is justifiable for a man to beat his partner fell in 2021, but the figure actually went up in some Latin American and African countries. In Latin America, none of the supported programmes recorded a fall in cases of femicide.

ECA special report 21/2023 “The Spotlight Initiative to end violence against women and girls – ambitious but so far with limited impact” is available on the ECA’s website (ECA.Europa.eu).

SOURCE

European Court of Auditors (ECA)

Kisses and Roses Summer Fashion Specials

Success Iyoha, is the CEO of the Kisses & Roses fashion and lifestyle eStore on Amazon. She is also a model.

Summer Specials

Nike Fashion and Lifestyle Promo codes for discounts are available.

Correspondence Between Me and a BBC Investigative Reporter for the Rescue of a Nigerian Girl From Sex Traffickers in Libya

The people in these photos are not Success and her cousin.

Correspondence Between Me and a BBC Investigative Reporter for the Rescue of a Nigerian Girl From Sex Traffickers in Libya

Forwarded message ----------

From: "SP" <@bbc.co.uk>

Date: 5 Mar 2016 21:49

Subject: Re: Success says Sex Traffickers Crossing Tonight and Tomorrow To Europe

To: "Michael Chima Ekenyerengozi" <publisher@nigeriansreport.com>

Cc: "alamj@un.org" <alamj@un.org>, "Diana" <@un.org>

> I just spoke to her. She wants to escape but doesn't know where she is exactly in Tripoli.

>

> I've asked her to ask someone for some more detail. She has gone to find out and I will call her back in 2 hours.

> BBC

> Tel: 

> Email: 

> Twitter:

> Sent from my iPhone

>

> On 5 Mar 2016, at 19:44, Michael Chima Ekenyerengozi <publisher@nigeriansreport.com> wrote:

>

>> Success says Sex Traffickers  Crossing Tonight and Tomorrow To

>> Europe. Her cousin wants to force her along with others.

Show quoted text

#Sex 

#humantrafficking

#sextrafficking

#traffickers

#Nigeria

#Libya

#Tripoli

#Italy

#Europe

#Benin

#Edo 

#Kano

#Niger

#Sahara

#girls

#women

#crime

#mafia

#rape

#captivity

#kidnapping

#BBC

#investigation

#report

FAST & FABULOUS Duo Join Forces Against Human Traffickers

FAST & FABULOUS

FAST & FABULOUS is a fictional action drama for the inspiration of girls and women to unite against human trafficking in every community in the world.

Two fabulous besties join forces to rescue innocent girls and women from notorious human traffickers from Nigeria to Libya to Saudi Arabia to Italy and back with their fast cars and fast power bikes.

The first part of the action thriller is going to be based on a true life story of the rescue of a secondary school girl among those lured by human traffickers from Benin in Edo State to Kano State in Nigeria and across the border into the Republic of Niger and through the scorchy Sahara Desert to Libya from February to April, 2016.

She was rescued and returned to Nigeria and reunited with her family in Benin.
I paid for her rehabilitation and skills acquisition in a beauty and hairdressing salon to become an hairstylist. Her name is Success. She is now a model with offers of international modelling photo sessions for magazines and shows in America and Europe.

Details from the files: Real names removed for privacy and security.

Forwarded message ----------

From: "S
Date: 5 Mar 2016 21:49
Subject: Re: Success says Sex Traffickers Crossing Tonight and Tomorrow To Europe

To: "Michael Chima Ekenyerengozi" <publisher@nigeriansreport.com>

Cc: "@un.org" <@un.org>, "Diana

> I just spoke to her. She wants to escape but doesn't know where she is exactly in Tripoli.

> I've asked her to ask someone for some more detail. She has gone to find out and I will call her back in 2 hours.

> S

> BBC

> Email: ***@bbc.co.uk

> Twitter: @s

> Sent from my iPhone

> On 5 Mar 2016, at 19:44, Michael Chima Ekenyerengozi <publisher@nigeriansreport.com> wrote

>> Success says Sex Traffickers  Crossing Tonight and Tomorrow To

>> Europe. Her cousin wants to force her along with others.

Show quoted text

#fastandfabulous
#fastandfurious
#girls
#women
#humantrafficking
#trafficking
#sex
#freedom

By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima inspired by the FAST & FURIOUS movies.

©All rights reserved. Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima.2023.

#fast #fabulous #humantrafficking #trafficking #traffickers #girls #women

#sex #rescue #freedom #Nigeria #Libya #SaudiArabia #Italy #cars #bikes #racing #crime

20 Years of Advocacy For Character Development of Nigerian Children and Youths for Nation Building: 2003 - 2023

20 Years of Advocacy For Character Development of Nigerian Children and Youths for Nation Building: 2003 - 2023

In 2003, my King of Kings Books International sponsored the King of Kings Books International National Essay Competition for Secondary Schools in Nigeria at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies of the University of Lagos with the mission of character development of Nigerian children and youths for visionary leadership in the nation building of a New Nigeria.

 In 2004 spoke to children and youths of the Foursquare Gospel Church at 62/66 Akinwunmi St, Alagomeji-Yaba, Lagos with the approval of the General Overseer, Rev. Wilson Badejo who met with me and commended my mission.

In 2004 I left Lagos for Bonny Island in Rivers State, where I sold books on medicine and true love in the Nigeria LNG Residential Area 1 where I had the presentation of my book, "The Language of True Love" on the Valentine's Day, February 14, 2006 and also sold the book on the street.

I joined the Assemblies of God Church in evangelism and supported church planting on Bonny Island.

I returned to Lagos in 2008 to focus on the advocacy for the education of the millions of underprivileged girls out of school in Nigeria.

The success stories include the following:

* Nigerian premiere of "In The Name of Your Daughter" cosponsored by the High Commission of Canada in Nigeria on May 23, 2019.

http://totnaija.blogspot.com/2019/05/nigerian-premiere-of-in-name-of-your.html?m=1

* Nigerian Premiere of “Girl Rising” with Holly Gordon of 10x10 and Participant Media on October 11-12, 2013. https://newsghana.com.gh/moments-nigerian-premiere-girl-rising/

https://allafrica.com/stories/201310281009.html

https://www.brandarena.com.ng/2013/10/girl-rising-premieres-in-nigeria.html

https://nigeriansreportng.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-first-girl-rising-success-story-in.html

* Nigerian premiere of "HE NAMED ME MALALA" for the MALALA Fund on October 11, 2015.

https://nigeriansreportng.blogspot.com/2015/10/he-named-me-malala-attracts-nigerian.html

https://nigeriansreportng.blogspot.com/2015/10/nigerian-school-girls-stand-withmalala.html

I am glad and grateful for the cooperation and support of everyone, company and organization since 2003 to date in the upliftment of Nigerian children and youths. 

- EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima 

Publisher/Editor, 

NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series 

www.pinterest.com/nigeriansreport

https://twitter.com/nigeriadaily/

https://www.amazon.com/author/ekenyerengozimichaelchima

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelchimaeyerengozi

Tel: +2347066379246

#IDG2022 : Equal Power Youth Manifesto

We, a group of young activists from around the world who are committed to promoting girls' rights and gender equality, submit to you our Equal Power Youth Manifesto.

 

Hello supporter!

I am Dedeou from Mali.

Despite the resolutions established by political decision making processes and bodies all over the world, girls continue to be sidelined.

We need girls' confidence in their leadership skills to grow, and encourage greater political participation, so young women can take part in the decisions that affect them.

Because girls' rights and needs matter.

So we, a group of young activists from around the world who are committed to promoting girls' rights and gender, submit to you our Equal Power Youth Manifesto.

#idg2022 #girlpower #girleducation #empowerment #equalrights #humanrights #Manifesto
#leadership #power #gender #girls

Join us on 
https://plan-international.org/girls-get-equal/equal-power-manifesto/

Ubongo Launches Girl Champion Campaign Toolkit in Celebration of the Day of the Girl Child

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Ubongo Launches Girl Champion Campaign Toolkit in Celebration of the Day of the Girl Child

The Ubongo Girl Champion campaign toolkit invites the public to partake in hosting screenings of Ubongo’s girl-power episodes for girls and boys of ages 7 to 14

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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 11, 2022/ -- Africa’s leading creator and producer of children’s educational media, Ubongo (www.Ubongo.org), is delighted to announce the launch of Ubongo Girl Champion campaign toolkit as a resource to inspire action for the Girl Child. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to amplify African girls’ voices and experiences in a fun and educational way. “We believe that girls’ voices should always be amplified no matter the day. Today simply marks the start of a journey to empower the general public to become advocates for the girl child. Through the campaign toolkit, we are leading a movement to celebrate girls in all of their glory and invest in a future that believes in their agency, leadership and potential,” said Ubongo’s Outreach and Communications Manager, Tamala Maerere-Kateka. The Ubongo Girl Champion campaign toolkit invites the public to partake in hosting screenings of Ubongo’s girl-power episodes for girls and boys of ages 7 to 14. The screenings can take place in both formal and informal settings, such as, at home, at school, in girl-focused programs and at the community level. Those who take part in hosting the girl-power episodes will stand a chance to win an Ubongo Girl Champion award in recognition of the incredible work being done to celebrate and champion girls. The public is encouraged to use #UbongoGirlChampion and tag @ubongokids (https://bit.ly/3CNZkrh) when sharing posts about their screenings on social media platforms to help with the recognition process. To support the girl-power episode screenings, Ubongo has also created a guide to help with the registration and setting up of girl-led Utu Clubs to empower girls in different communities. Utu Clubs are a fun, interactive way for kids to build knowledge and skills in STEM, do good in their community and work together to act with Utu (shared humanity). Research shows that girls learn as much as boys from Ubongo edutainment (Borzekowski, 2017). The episodes will introduce viewers to the five remarkable girls of Ubongo Kids (Kibena, Kiduchu, Amani, Nina and Tabasamu) who navigate and overcome challenges while learning STEM and 21st century life skills. “We are already elevating learning for over 31 million African kids, and our vision is to equip the 500 million kids in Africa with the educational foundation, critical skills, and mindsets to change their lives and the world,” added Mrs. Kateka. To access the Ubongo Girl Champion campaign toolkit and Utu Club guide, visit www.UbongoKids.com Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ubongo. About Ubongo: Ubongo is Africa's leading producer of kids' edutainment. As a non-profit social enterprise they create fun, localised and multi-platform educational content that helps kids learn, and leverage their learning to change their lives. Ubongo reaches over 31 million families across Africa through accessible technologies like TV, radio and mobile phones. Learn more about Ubongo at www.Ubongo.org SOURCE Ubongo

The Leadership of Muslims Must Ban Paedophilic Marriage in Islam

 According to a study in 2020, Islam has 1.9 billion adherents, making up about 24.7% of the world population. Most Muslims are either of two denominations: Sunni (87–90%, roughly 1.7 billion people) or Shia (10–13%, roughly 180–230 million people).

The leadership of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) must ban the rampant sexual abuse of underaged girls by old men suffering from paedophilia (a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent girls) in Islamic communities worldwide.

Paedophilic marriage is the major cause of the millions of underprivileged girls out of school in northern Nigeria.
Any sexual intercourse with a Girl-Child is #RAPE.

Elizabeth Vargas reveals the heart-wrenching stories of child marriage victims, who against all odds, escaped the most dire of circumstances. These brave survivors tackle this taboo issue in their personal lives and help to shine a light on the national epidemic with the hope that no child will ever have to be a victim again.

 

This powerful investigation into Shia clerics in some of Iraq's holiest shrines uncovers a network of exploitation of young women and girls, trapped into prostitution and pimped out by a religious elite. Unprecedented undercover filming and victim testimony reveal how they procure young women for male clients, and are prepared to conduct 'pleasure marriages' with children.

United Nations' International Day of the Girl Child: My Voice, Our Equal Future

 

What's the 2021 theme?

The 2021 theme is: 'Digital generation. Our generation.' This theme is a call for equal access to the internet for girls as well as digital devices. It also supports targeted investments to facilitate opportunities for girls to safely and meaningfully access, use, design and lead technology.

For International Day of the Girl (11 October) 2021, girls from across the world are speaking up against false information online.

UN Women has said on its website girls are a "fundamental source of transformational change for gender equality, and technology is a crucial tool to support their work, activism and leadership".

Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person” – Mother Teresa

"My mother always told me, ‘hide your face people are looking at you.' I would reply, ‘it does not matter; I am also looking at them.” – Malala Yousafzai

My Voice, Our Equal Future

Digital generation. Our generation.

Girls know their digital realities and the solutions they need to excel on their diverse pathways as technologists for freedom of expression, joy, and boundless potential. Let’s amplify the diversity of these tech trailblazers while simultaneously widening the pathways so that every girl, this generation of girls – regardless of race, gender, language, ability, economic status and geographic origin – lives their full potential.

In 2021 we commemorate the Generation Equality Forum (GEF), launching 5-year commitments from civil society leaders, governments, corporations and change makers from around the world for bold gender equality impacts. At the same time, we are in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has accelerated digital platforms for learning, earning and connecting, while also highlighting girls’ diverse digital realities

The gender digital divide in connectivity, devices and use, skills and jobs is real. It is an inequity and exclusion gap across geographies and generations that is our challenge to address if the digital revolution is to be for all, with all, by all. Let’s seize the momentum to drive action and accountability of GEF commitments made, for and with girls to achieve a bold vision of bridging the digital gender divide.

Ways to get involved

Share stories / blogs / videos of inspiring adolescent girls who are tech trailblazers while collectively amplifying our call to action to expand these pathways for every girl, everywhere.

Amplify your GEF and other commitments to address the gender digital divide experienced by today’s generation of girls, illustrating that we must take a strong generational gender lens to the digital divide if we are to achieve meaningful and sustainable change for a digital revolution by, with and for all.

https://www.un.org/en/observances/girl-child-day

Photos Courtesy of Dreamtime httpshttps://www.dreamstime.com/photos-images/computer-kid-africa.html

EKENYERENGOZI MICHAEL CHIMA: Born To Conquer

#saturdayvibes💋✌🏼️ 

Born To Conquer.

Alpha Man, EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima.

Prize winning writer since 13; internationally exhibited artist at age 20; curator of the first Arts Against AIDS Art Exhibitions at the National Museum and National Arts Gallery in Lagos at age 30; Independent TV Production Manager of "Money Wise" on DBN TV at age 35; writer producer and stage director of "Sleepless Night" featuring the Crown Troupe of Africa at the French Cultural Centre in Lagos at age 39; songwriter of "Hardway To Broadway" recorded in 1984 at Hollywood Boulevard n Los Angeles, California and "She Comes on Sundays" recorded in Lagos and premièred on the BBC in April , 2003; author and leading film writer and the Publisher/Editor of 247 Nigeria @247nigeria on #Twitter, one of the most upwardly mobile news aggregators on the internet; Publisher/Editor of NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series since 2013 and among the 10 finalists in the 2014 Fund for Internet Research and Development (FIRE Africa) Awards for tech innovation of a mobile video news and entertainment app with eCommerce and currently working on two new mobile videos social network apps.

CSR: The Education, Protection and Welfare of Underprivileged Girls out of school in Nigeria.

Nigerian Dream: The nation building of a New Nigeria in the leadership of Africa among the comity of nations.

Curb Violence Against Women, Girls While Preventing AIDS, Says UNFPA

9 Jun 2011 22:33 Africa/Lagos


Curb Violence Against Women, Girls While Preventing AIDS, Says UNFPA

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UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., June 9, 2011

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., June 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Stronger action must be taken to change harmful gender norms and practices and to integrate the prevention of gender-based violence into anti-HIV efforts, said Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.

Addressing world leaders on behalf of the United Nations during the AIDS Summit today, Dr. Osotimehin underlined the need to sustain the current momentum on women, girls and HIV by increasing political support and funding, both at the global and the national levels.

"As the former head of the National AIDS Control Agency of Nigeria, the former Minister of Health, and, now, Executive Director of UNFPA," he said, "I can say with certainty that we will not be able to stop HIV and improve women's and girls' health until we empower women, advance gender equality and engage men and boys in this effort."

While the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV is being integrated with sexual and reproductive health, Dr. Osotimehin noted that services did not "adequately address the needs and rights of women living with HIV in their full diversity and throughout their life-cycle." The limited access to female condoms, he noted, illustrates the need for more women-tailored HIV responses.

"I would like to stress that access to resources remains a critical challenge for scaling up gender-responsive HIV programming," concluded Dr. Osotimehin. "In fact, I think the biggest game changer that we need is increased commitment, political will and adequate resource investments to address gender inequality as part of the HIV response, translated into adequate resource investment."

In a related note, Dr. Osotimehin welcomed the strong political will demonstrated in Tuesday's United Nations Security Council resolution which underlines the need for more efforts to curb the epidemic in conflict and post-conflict situations.

"Addressing HIV and AIDS at the Security Council for the second time underscores the security implications of this issue and the urgency that Member States give to this global challenge," said Dr. Osotimehin. "We are hopeful that the new resolution will strengthen political resolve to provide HIV prevention programmes to uniformed services that are aligned with efforts to end sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict settings. UNFPA remains committed to this work and to promoting the right to sexual and reproductive health for all."

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.

Visit www.unfpa.org .

SOURCE UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund

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10 Jun 2011

14:34 Readout of the US President's Meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria

05:26 Une réunion internationale sans précédent fait paraître sa Vision préliminaire pour notre avenir énergétique

05:23 Erstmaliges internationales Treffen veröffentlicht vorläufige Vision unserer Energiezukunft

9 Jun 2011

23:51 GSMA anuncia el fondo de la iniciativa mFarmer

22:34 GSMA kündigt mFarmer Initiative Fund an

22:33 Curb Violence Against Women, Girls While Preventing AIDS, Says UNFPA

21:06 Colorado Premiere: Acclaimed Film PROJECT HAPPINESS to Screen in Denver

21:02 Unprecedented Int'l Meeting Releases Preliminary Vision for our Energy Future

19:26 Justice Jon Kamanda Re-elected President of the Special Court

17:29 La GSMA anuncia Fondo para la Iniciativa mFarmer

11:32 GSMA Announces mFarmer Initiative Fund

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