This week, we launch our “The first women” series…. in honour of women who broke glass ceilings 💪 Isabel Peron is the world’s first woman president. She was the vice president of Argentina while her husband was the President and was sworn in as President as soon as her husband died. Isabel maintained the social […]
World Bank in 2017 reported that Nigeria loses 7. 6 billion dollars every year in earnings and productivity because of child marriage! UNICEF reported that the Northern part of Nigeria has the highest number of child brides with 68% of females getting married before they clock 18…. Have you ever wondered why the North has […]
We are very excited! The first beneficiaries of our free education scheme for girls (Girlducation Project) officially resumed school today. We appreciate our partner organisation in Zamfara state of Nigeria @curb_childabuse for being our eyes over there. We also want to appreciate UNICEF for donating school bags to the girls as well as sponsors that […]
It’s the D-day of our 4th Girl Child Conference. We wont just be putting 2 girls from Northern Nigeria into school, but keeping them there till the end of their secondary school education. By all means, no girl must drop out. #internationaldayofthegirl #dayofthegirl #IDG2019 #idg19 #thegraciellainitiative #empoweringgirls #educationforgirls #educatethegirlchild #sustainabledevelopmentgoals #sustainability #girls #girlsrights #childmarriage
Girls should not be manipulated into staying within the confines of a place. There’s nothing called “a woman’s place”. They should be encouraged to have dreams and pursue visions. #internationaldayofthegirl #Idg #11daysofactionforIDG #11daysofactionforIDG19 #internationaldayofthegirl19 #internationaldayofthegirl2019 #IDG2019 #idg19 #idgsummit2019 #thegraciellainitiative #educationforgirls #empoweringgirls #girlscandreamtoo #girlsrights #girlsarehumanstoo #educationforgirls #tgi
When you deny half the population of a nation the skills required to build that nation, you have shot yourself in the leg. Educating girls give them the skills they need to build their society and their nation. When we deny them this fundamental right, we make liabilities out of women, thereby depriving the nation […]
A Girl should be who she wants to be, where she wants to be, and have what she wants for herself. Only Education can make this possible! Child marriage (where a girl is turned into a child bride) is one of the cruel choices made for girls in this part of the world, especially in […]
A girl is deprived of a whole lot of things when she is denied education. She not only suffers from ignorance, but lives as a liability to her society. This is one of the reasons our organisation is putting 2 girls from Northern Nigeria in school until the end of their secondary school education. When […]
TGI PRESENTS HER FOURTH GIRL CHILD CONFERENCE Our dream to put 100 girls in school by 2030 is gradually becoming a reality!💪 This year’s TGI Girl Child Conference (which would be holding on the International Day of the Girl) would include sponsorship of 2 girls from Northern Nigeria, among all others.. It would also mark […]
The Graciella Initiative 