@akachukwu@WestAfricaMWF@Kwatontoh@ukidare@AbigailAdumolga @officialadamsk This form of blended learning approach may be more effective in convincing parents of the importance of education while not undermining/discounting their existing fears
@akachukwu@WestAfricaMWF@Kwatontoh@ukidare@AbigailAdumolga @officialadamsk This may take care of many problems - issue of distance, parents needing girls to stay at home to help with chores, issue of safety, fear of parents that if the girl goes to school she'll become wayward etc
@akachukwu@WestAfricaMWF@Kwatontoh@ukidare@AbigailAdumolga @officialadamsk To deal with this, can we consider taking education to the girls in their own communities? A form of distance learning program where they don't have to go to an unsafe area for school?
In encouraging parents to send their girls to school, we shouldn't simply be telling them about future benefits (which are numerous) but also about immediate benefits
#yalieducation4her
@Kwatontoh@WestAfricaMWF@ukidare@AbigailAdumolga@akachukwu @officialadamsk Many times, it's simply poverty. There's a young girl I know who helps her mother sell fruits. Everyday I see her at the same spot. I asked her why she wasn't in school. She simply replied, 'we can't afford it'. It broke my heart!
@Kwatontoh@WestAfricaMWF@ukidare@AbigailAdumolga@akachukwu @officialadamsk Many families still think that educating a girl child is a waste of money. They'd rather educate a boy because they believe he'll still retain the family name
@AbigailAdumolga is a Social Worker and Counselor by profession; involved in youth development especially girl-child education and sensitization programs. Join her and other panelists in discussing #Education4HerInAfrica#YALIEducation4Her at 4 PM GMT today