2016 Int. Day of the Girl Child: Students urged to study hard to become responsible adults

Ms. Catherine Ablah Nutsugah- Mikado, Director, Girls Education Unit of the Ghana Education Service has admonished students especially girls to study hard in order to become responsible adults in the future.

“You see, most of our dear parents are suffering today because they didn’t go to school and they’ll continue to suffer if we don’t take our studies seriously because we are now taking care of our parents that’s why you must study hard to become responsible adults” .

 

Ms. Catherine Ablah Nutsugah- Mikado was addressing scores of school children from both public and private sectors in Accra at a 1-day sensitization workshop on Adolescent Reproductive Health on Wednesday October 11, 2016.

The sensitization workshop was organized by Adwinsa Publication (GH) Limited in collaboration with Girls Education Unit of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to commemorate the United Nations International Day for the girl- child. The day, which is celebrated annually on October 11, is used to recognize the unique challenges girls face around the world.

 The theme for this year is, “Providing Quality Higher Level Education for Girls: A right, Not A Privilege”.

In her remark, Ms. Catherine Ablah Nutsugah- Mikado charged the students especially the girl-child to be focused in life by taking their studies seriously so as to become educated and be empowered to face the positive side of life.   “If you are well educated, you’ll overcome many challenges because you’re informed therefore you have been empowered”.

Ms. Nutsugah Mikado identified some  challenges affecting  girls’ retention in school which includes financial constraints at home, inadequate gender friendly sanitary facilities , lack of role models in most communities, teenage pregnancy, early marriages and overburden household chores.

She called on students (girls) who are faced with problems not to feel shy but rather be bold to first report to their teachers or headteachers and when not solved, they should feel free and approach education officers in the country for assistance.

Ms. Nutsugah Mikado appealed to the media to shift its attention from excessive political reporting and concentrate on education girls so they can grow up to become useful citizens in the country.

 Ms. Gloria Sarkodie, a nurse from Dodowa Hospital who spoke copiously on a topic “How to maintain personal hygiene whiles menstruating” cautioned girls against the use of antiseptic, soaps, liquids or any form of vagina washing substances for cleaning their private parts since that has a tendency of destroying the God-given vagina.

According to her, God in his own wisdom has made the vagina with juices which it automatically releases for cleansing whenever it becomes dirty therefore there’s no need using chemicals to wash since it will only destroy it and therefore advised they  use ordinary water for cleansing which she termed the hygienic way.

Ms. Sarkodie appealed to teachers to set up adolescent corner in the schools to help the girl child get help whenever they are faced with adolescent health issues. She also called on parents to show concern and educate their wards vigorously on adolescent health issues in order to take help the  burden from their shoulders  so they can feel free to concentrate on their studies each time.

 Meanwhile, the Greater Accra Regional Girls Education Officer, Miss Christiana Ayinzoya has called for all hands on deck towards the removal of every barrier on the way of the girl-child to enable her attain the highest form of education in order to develop herself. 

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