NGO charges female students to speak out when abused

As part of its efforts to compliment the efforts of state and federal governments and other agencies in championing the campaign against abuse of the Girl Child in Abia State in particular, a Non Governmental Organization, NGO, The Web, has visited Methodist Girls High School, Ugwunchara Umuahia, with a call on the girl child to always speak up when abused.

Speaking on the essence of the campaign, the Leader of the NGO, Norah Okafor regretted that the girl child has been subjected to all manner of inhuman treatments including being regarded as sex tool and people whose duties are restricted to the kitchen, pointing out that The Web aimed at handling cases of abuses by ensuring that every culprit is brought to book and the victim rehabilitated and reintegrated into the society.

Okafor who stated that the group partners Doctors, Lawyers and members of the Civil Society Organizations in fighting the growing scourge of Girl Child Abuse in the society however called on well-meaning individuals to join hands with the NGO in its quest to give the Girl Child the protection that they need to survive in the society.

The vision bearer who is also an On-Air-Presenter with Abia based terrestrial cable TV; Modern Communication Limited (MCL) disclosed that the plan is one school, one girl, stating that so far, they have cases of abuses they are handling already, assuring that the team must put a stop to girl child abuse that is in the increase these days.

Delivering short lectures, some members of the NGO, Joy Ekekwe, Victor Rowland, James Mfreke and Inimfom Ubuoh said abuse could be physical, mental, psychology and sexual and called on the girls to open up when molested, assuring that the group is out to ensure that those who abuse the girl children are not left unpunished.

In an interview, the Vice Principal, Methodist High School, Ugwunchara, Umuahia, Mrs. Rejoice Ugbo and the school’s Counsellor, Mrs. Chinyere Anyikwa appreciated the team for bringing the programme to their school.

They said the school has been managing the reported cases in the school and urged parents to continue to relate well with their children with a view to ensuring that the children open up to them at all times, while urging the students to feel free to open up and not to die in silence.

In a vote of thanks, the Senior Prefect of the school, Miss Chidiebube Chibuike thanked The Web group for taking the campaign against the girl child abuse to their school and assured that they would keep to the pieces of advice given to them.