Include the boy child in UN plans
Friday, October 13, 2023 | 10 Views |
Every year, the world commemorates the Day of the Girl Child and speaks to pertinent issues in the lives of the Girl Child. The opportunity also offers the girls a platform to assert themselves in their journey to adulthood.
This week’s commemorations were excitedly different from the previous years in that the UN family and stakeholders went an extra mile by introducing job shadowing into the programme, which gave the girls a historic experience in the world of work. We take this opportunity to thank all those who gave the girls an experience of their lifetime at the work place.
Yet, while this crisis ravages the communities, the administration is championing a major, resource-intensive legal reform and the establishment of a dedicated Constitutional Court. While the principle of strengthening constitutional justice is commendable, the timing is profoundly misplaced. When the President himself admits the government coffers are limited, every thebe and every moment of political capital must be directed towards the...