INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD 2023 (October 11th)

Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria ( MWAN) Edo state marked this year’s activities in the following schools:

1) Federal Government Girls’ college Benin city

2) Stella Maris Girls College, Iruekpen

3) Bishop Ajayi Crowther Secondary School, Ekpoma

Activities :

A) Talk on this year’s theme..invest in a girls right ,….our leadership , our wellbeing and mental health.

B) Talk on HPV vaccine ,importance and demystifying HPV vaccine and Cervical cancer

C) Talk on personal hygiene

D) Talk on the importance and tips for maintaining good oral hygiene

E) Social media

F) Menstrual health

G) Coping with peer pressure and boys

H) Question and Answer sessions

I) Singing and chanting

Chants:

The future is FEMALE

The future is NOW.

The future is bright

Girl POWER

J) Distribution of waste baskets for class rooms

K) Distribution of sanitary pads to students

#Healingwiththeloveofamother