As part of the celebration of the International Day of the Girl Child, a non-for profit organisation, the Human and Social Sustainability (HSSN) Africa has empowered female children with STEAM Education, financial literacy, among others to prepare them for the future.

They were also taken through sexual and reproductive health education and how to maintain good hygiene.

The executive director of HSSN Africa, Funmilayo Oyekanmi spoke at the lecture to mark the Girl Child day tagged ‘Girls vision for the future’ organised by the group.

The second edition of the GirlPower Programme was aimed at closing the gender gap in poverty through early and gender-responsive education.

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Oyekanmi, a girl-child advocate, solicited the support of stakeholders to empower girls, amplify their voices and ensure a better future for all.

The president of the Rotary club, Ikeja, Ms Eniitan Sophie in her lecture encouraged the girl-child to embrace good and healthy living through preventive measures.

Sophie said, “There are a lot of myths we need to teach these girls about. So we want to catch them young because when we teach them, many of them will become mothers too.