- Jun 16, 2022
- By JULIET ENYI
- News
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD
The Day of the African Child is celebrated every year on June 16 and is a time for the world to reflect on the progress made towards children's right, as well as the barriers they continue to face. The theme for the Day of African child 2022 is Eliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children , Progress On Policy and Practice since 2013.
The June 16 annual event honors the memories of students who were massacred in soweto, South Africa, in 1976 for protesting against Education-Injustice and inequality in the apartheid regime.
The Executive Chairman of PPSMB, Dr. Fevour Ugwuanyi mni, enjoins all Stakeholders in education sector to help in the eliminations of harmful practices against African child, most especially in Enugu State, Nigeria. Furthermore, there is need for the close monitoring of the Girl-child by both Parents/Guardian and Teachers, to avoid molestation, abuse and Child labour.
The Executive Chairman and the entire staff of PPSMB join all the Children in Enugu State to mark this year's International Day of the African child .
"THE GIRL-CHILD NEED OUR GUIDANCE AND LOVE"
