Educating the girl child and empowering women amount to investing in the future of Nigeria.
Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, wife of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, made this assertion on Saturday at the Gala Night and Fund Raising Dinner of the Diamond Lights Women Empowerment Initiative (DLWEI) in Lagos.
She therefore called on Nigerians and different organisations to give adequate support to less-privileged girls and women in the society to access good education and empowerment opportunities.
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Her words: “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.
“Diamond Lights has 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.”
Mrs. Osinbajo thanked DLWEI for the initiative aimed at helping the less-privileged girls and women in the society.
She acknowledged the generosity of Nigerians and urged them to channel their resources towards improving the society for the better through helping the less-privileged
“There is hardly a family or an establishment that is not helping one person or the other.
“I have seen the work that this initiative has done. I implore us and encourage us to hold up our hands by providing financial support and lend a hand, so that we can ensure that every woman in Nigeria is taken care of and educated,” she said.
Pastor Adefunke Kasali, who is the founder of DLWEI said the initiative was designed to reach out to women and girls.
According to her, the initiative was basically to help women and girls fulfill their God-given purpose on earth.
“The rate of educating girls in the West and in the East is fair at 85 per cent while in the North it is below 24 per cent. This is why the rate of poverty in the north is alarming.
“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.”
She called on well-meaning Nigerians and corporate organisations to contribute to making life better for women and girls.
