Foundations train 70 girls on menstrual hygiene, life skills in Adamawa

Foundations train 70 girls on menstrual hygiene, life skills in Adamawa

The Malala Foundation, in partnership with Jami Al Hakeem Foundation trained 70 girls on hygiene, life skills and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Gierei Local Government Area of Adamawa.

At the end of the four-day training, Ms Zulfat Aliu, the Education Officer of Jami Al Hakeem Foundation, said it was for Girls for Girls (G4G) members in three selected local government areas of the state.

She said 30 girls were selected from Mayo-Belwa, 20 in Gierei and 20 in Mubi-North Local Government.

Aliu explained that the training was to increase girls’ attendance and retention in public primary and junior secondary schools in Adamawa, Borno, Gombe and Yobe states.

She said “it is also to identify barriers that stopped girls from attending schools and to fill the gaps to enable inclusion of girls in schools.

“During the training, the girls were sensitised on right to education, benefits of education, GBV, menstrual hygiene, hand washing, leadership and skills acquisition for them to succeed in life.”

She advised the mentors to make their schools friendly for girls to feel free and acquire knowledge to succeed in future.

Mrs Nancie Ahmadu, the facilitator of the training, appreciated the conduct of the girls throughout the training.

She urged them to apply the knowledge acquired into practice and step it down to their families, friends and relatives.

Ahmadu said “when you grow up, you will be trained on what to do if you start seeing menstruation, hygiene and other changes in the body so you be careful not to allow anyone to touch your private part.”

Mr Filibus Timothy, the Senior Master, Government Junior Secondary School, Gierei, thanked the foundations for the training, saying it would benefit the communities and the society in general.

Foundations train 70 girls on menstrual hygiene, life skills in Adamawa