by Kingseyi Wed Jul 25, 2018 7:45 pmApparently worried by statistics released by
United Nations, UN, of 11 million out-of-school-
children in Nigeria, wife of Vice President, Mrs.
Dolapo Osinbajo has urged individuals and
corporate organisations to support indigents
children especially girls to access quality
education in the country.
She stressed that thousands of educated and
non-educated girls and women roam the streets
seeking for someone who could give them
helping hand to actualise their dream, saying, it
could be jeopardized when there is no one to
assist.
Osinbajo, who made the appeal, weekend, during
Diamond Lights Women Empowerment Initiative,
DLWEI’s Gala Night/Fund Raising Dinner, held in
Lagos, lamented “there are lots of women out
there, our sisters, mothers, wives and
daughters.”
“Some are educated, but they are helpless and
powerless, while some are capable but they are
ill-equipped. They stand at a crossroad.
“Diamond Lights is at a crossroad because they
have chosen to lend a helping hand.They have
chosen to help them to grow into greatness,
knowing that if we know better, we will do
better,” she added.
Osinbajo said that a little girl, given a helping
hand would be able to attain great heights like
many notable women had done in the nation’s
history.
Earlier, founder of the DLWEI, Mrs. Adefunke
Kasali disclosed that the DLWEI would be
focusing its searchlight on North East and
Central to assist Internally Displaced Persons,
IDPs in the country.
Expressing concerns over the impact of
insurgency on girls from the region, Kasali
stated that while southern part of the country
could boast of adequate number of educated
girls, the north especially North-East and North-
Central, have no such advantage.
“The rate of educated girls in the West and in the
East is fair at 85 per cent while in the North it is
below 24 per cent, and this is why the rate of
poverty in the north is alarming,” she added.
“In the last 12 years, we have educated and
empowered 150 girls and women in the West.
We plan to do the same in the North to see what
bit of a difference we can make.
“We are calling on well-meaning Nigerians and
corporate organisations to partner and support
our initiative to help us reach out, educate and
empower more women and girls and take them
out of poverty. All proceeds from this fund-
raising will go to the initiative’s scholarship
fund.
“With little support, we can make a lot of
difference in the lives of those who cannot help
themselves,” Kasali added.
United Nations, UN, of 11 million out-of-school-
children in Nigeria, wife of Vice President, Mrs.
Dolapo Osinbajo has urged individuals and
corporate organisations to support indigents
children especially girls to access quality
education in the country.
She stressed that thousands of educated and
non-educated girls and women roam the streets
seeking for someone who could give them
helping hand to actualise their dream, saying, it
could be jeopardized when there is no one to
assist.
Osinbajo, who made the appeal, weekend, during
Diamond Lights Women Empowerment Initiative,
DLWEI’s Gala Night/Fund Raising Dinner, held in
Lagos, lamented “there are lots of women out
there, our sisters, mothers, wives and
daughters.”
“Some are educated, but they are helpless and
powerless, while some are capable but they are
ill-equipped. They stand at a crossroad.
“Diamond Lights is at a crossroad because they
have chosen to lend a helping hand.They have
chosen to help them to grow into greatness,
knowing that if we know better, we will do
better,” she added.
Osinbajo said that a little girl, given a helping
hand would be able to attain great heights like
many notable women had done in the nation’s
history.
Earlier, founder of the DLWEI, Mrs. Adefunke
Kasali disclosed that the DLWEI would be
focusing its searchlight on North East and
Central to assist Internally Displaced Persons,
IDPs in the country.
Expressing concerns over the impact of
insurgency on girls from the region, Kasali
stated that while southern part of the country
could boast of adequate number of educated
girls, the north especially North-East and North-
Central, have no such advantage.
“The rate of educated girls in the West and in the
East is fair at 85 per cent while in the North it is
below 24 per cent, and this is why the rate of
poverty in the north is alarming,” she added.
“In the last 12 years, we have educated and
empowered 150 girls and women in the West.
We plan to do the same in the North to see what
bit of a difference we can make.
“We are calling on well-meaning Nigerians and
corporate organisations to partner and support
our initiative to help us reach out, educate and
empower more women and girls and take them
out of poverty. All proceeds from this fund-
raising will go to the initiative’s scholarship
fund.
“With little support, we can make a lot of
difference in the lives of those who cannot help
themselves,” Kasali added.
