Celebrating 2025 international day of Girl child, the Environmental Development and Family Health Organization (EDFHO) treated over one hundred and fifty children from the Comprehensive High School, Ipere -Ekiti, Ilejemeje Local Government to an elaborate party.
This is part of efforts to give the children who were most vulnerable a sense of belonging and hope of a better future.
During the programme, about 150 female children and their teachers were also provided with education materials and Sanitary pads in order to support their menstrual hygiene in an event that features dabate and lectures on sexual reproductive health.
Addressing the children, the Executive Director, Environmental Development and Family Health Organisation, Sir. Olu Ogunrotimi who spoke through the program Officer , Mr. Ebenezer Owoseni, the organization, appealed to the students to remain focused and never allow their current situation to demoralise them from becoming the best.
Sir Ogunrotimi explained that the celebration of the children which was sponsored by Actionaid, Nigeria was a strategic programme designed to put smiles on the faces of vulnerable children and give them some sense of hope.
He called on the government to continue to come up with policies and programmes that would enable that every child has access to quality education and better life irrespective of a situation and locations.
According to him, children of Ipere Ekiti need improved government attention to make life better for them.
Speaking, a representative of the Ministry of Women Affair, Mrs Komolafe affirmed that the Ekiti State government has been trying her best to make life better for all children and promised that more efforts would be put in place to stop any case of out of school children.
In his own remark, the Principal of the School,Mr Adetifa R. I appreciate EDFHO and Action Aid for extending love and empathy to the children describing such steps as a morale booster for them.
In his contribution, the supervisor for works, Ilejemeje Local Government, representing the Ilejemeje LGA Chairman, Mr. Abejide James said no child deserves to suffer, hence he commended the management of EDFHO and Actionaid for the thoughtful initiative.
Some parents and the children who could not hide their joy expressed gratitude to the convener and hope they get more of such a kind programme .
