A non-governmental organization (NGO), Morolake Cares Initiatives (MCI) has joined global community to mark and celebrate this year’s International Day of the Girl Child which was declared by United Nations (UN) in 2011.
The founder of the foundation, Rolake Laniyan declared support for girl child education inline with the vision of the initiatives.
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According to her; “child marriage is the toxic product of economic inequality and gender inequality. Some underprivileged parents believe that marriage will secure their daughters’ future while some parents see their daughters as burdens or commodities, a perception exacerbated in times of crisis. A girl should not be sacrificed for her family’s economic salvation. Let a girl be a girl”.
She encouraged young girls to develop resilience needed to face the pressure and challenges of growing up and changing the world.
