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Simi is a 17years old Teenage girl from Riyom LGA of Plateau. She was shot by a Military personnel (soldier) on the 19/10/2017 for refusing to have a sexual relationship with him. She is right now at Plateau State Specialist hospital her treatment has been stopped for lack of funds, The hospital is requesting for three hundred thousand for surgery and a nine pints of blood. Simi's mother is critically ill in the village, Simi is been taking care of by her aged gran mother Kindly support Simi's hospital bill with what ever you have. Account number: 0048380448 Account name:Voice For The Girl Child Foundation Bank: Diamond Thank you in anticipation and God bless.

Every year the world’s celebrate 1.1 billion girls as a source of power, energy and creativity. Each and every girl teems with potential to create a sustainable environment that is better for everyone. When girls are able to go to school and get an education, they are empowered with knowledge and skills that lift them out of poverty. When young girls aren’t forced to marry, they are able to achieve their full potential and create a ripple effect that improves incomes, maternal health, and child mortality and malnutrition. This year’s theme is “EmPOWER Girls: Emergency response and resilience planning.” The theme is an acknowledgment of the fact that in 2016, approximately 535 million children were living in countries affected by conflict, natural disasters, epidemics and other emergencies worldwide, with nearly 50 million children on the move, more than half of whom were forcibly displaced. Today, more girls are in school, fewer girls are being married before the age of 18, and more young women are growing up to be successful agents of their own change. However, there is still a lot of progress to be made. This International Day of the Girl Child, let’s reaffirm our commitment to empowering girls to lead healthy and secure lives. Girls have already changed the world for the better. #VoiceForTheGirlChild

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In many of our communities the husband will torment his wife, but she shouldn't say anything. She shouldn't resist, she shouldn't protest. If she makes a noise about this so-called "internal matter", she will be accused of "defaming the husband" or going against the "honour" of the household. She'll even be accused of flirting with the neighbour. If she threatens to walk out of the relationship, she'll beaten or temporarily cajoled with some superficial gesture before the next round of violence begins. I've seen amazing women- brilliant, beautiful, educated, financially independent at times- put up with bad behaviour by their partners: from stalking to abuse to actual violence. May be they haven't seen their mothers react. May be they've seen this as the natural way of being. May be their insecure, cowardly partners haven't seen independent women in their households. Whatever the reason may be, abuse is not okay, I always tell them. Both physical and psychological violence is not ok. I know that there's another way of being in relationships, that violence is not okay under any circumstances, that women's choice, consent and agreement is only the bare minimum that must be upheld and respected. Every woman deserves some security and dignity. #She4her

Plateau: Parents of pregnant woman strangled by husband return dowry, retrieve body The parents of Mrs. Irene Dashit, a teacher allegedly strangled by her husband, Victor Dashit, in Dadin-Kowa, Jos on July 2, have returned the dowry paid on her head by her husband’s family. “By our tradition, when a man kills our daughter while married to him, the bride price must be returned to the husband’s family and her corpse retrieved for proper burial at her birth place. We have just returned the dowry. “It means that we have severed the union; it means she is no more married to the husband. That is why we are taking her body to Maris, her birth place in Bokkos, Plateau State,” the District Head of Maris, Mr Amos Akila, said in Jos. Akila expressed shock that the family of Dashit did not show any remorse over the incident, and never condoled the parents of the late woman. “The husband’s family only showed up when invited to receive the dowry we returned to them,” he said. Akila said that the woman’s family had resolved never to have anything to do with the alleged killer of their daughter. “We gave her to him alive; she would have been buried in her husband’s hometown if she died of natural causes, but in this case, she was killed by the husband, and our tradition demands we return the bride price and bury our daughter at her father’s house. “Our tradition forbids us from honouring the killer by burying our daughter in his house. We are saddened by the death of our daughter, but we have left everything to God. We want justice. We want the killer to pay for his crime,” he said. Irene’s body left the Air Force Hospital, Jos mortuary on Saturday, to Maris, where she was buried. The Plateau Police Command had, on July 6, confirmed the arrest of 40-year-old Victor Dashit, a staff of the National Industrial Court, Jos who allegedly strangled his eight months pregnant wife, Irene. “Victor is in our custody and investigation is ongoing. We shall soon take him to court,” its spokesman, Terna Tyopev, said. Tyopev alleged that Dashit, who resides at New Abuja area of Jos, killed the wife, a 33-year-old teacher, at their farm in Kangang, on July 2. Dashit, after killing the woman, invited his brother to help him to convey her to hospital, after lying that she slumped and died, few minutes after she complained of dizziness. A family source said that prior to the incident, the couple had faced lots of problems leading to persistent domestic violence. He said that the situation got worse in May 2016, when the deceased caught her husband in bed with their house help, one Nora, in their home. “The woman woke up one night sometime in May 2016 and did not see her husband on the bed. After combing the entire house, she peeped into the house maid’s room and found her husband on her,” the source said. He said that Irene sent the girl out of the house, but the girl came back two months later and told the husband that she was pregnant. “Nora’s pregnancy aggravated the problems in their marriage; at a point, Irene fled to her parents’ house in Gindiri, but was persuaded to return to her husband’s house by their Pastor. “The Pastor persuaded her to return in November 2016, after intervening in the quarrel. She became pregnant immediately.” The source said that Irene had two daughters, while the unborn baby, a male, removed from her womb after she died, did not survive. A source at the Air Force Military Hospital, Jos where Irene’s corpse was taken, said that Dashit, who brought the wife’s corpse, had claimed that she slumped and died after complaining of dizziness. “The doctors confirmed her dead on arrival, but rushed her to the theatre for an emergency CS in a bid to save her unborn baby, but brought out a dead child. “Further investigation by the medics, however, revealed marks on her neck, which suggested that she was strangled. “The doctors quickly reported the matter at the Anglo Jos police station where Dashit owned up to strangling his wife,” the source said. Tyopev, while describing the incident as “unfortunate”, blamed the development on alleged infidelity, saying that Dashit had equally confessed to impregnating his housemaid. “He confessed to holding the woman by the neck, but said he did not intend to kill her,” Tyopev said. - Punch Newspaper

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Vacancies The Fistula Care plus Project is a five years Project funded by USAID (United States Agency for International Development) and implemented by EngenderHealth. The Project works to strengthen health system capacity for maternal health, fistula prevention, detection, treatment, and reintegration and promote family planning. In Nigeria, the Project is Supporting Eleven (12) States of Ebonyi, Cross River, Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Bauchi, Jigawa, Oyo and Kwara EngenderHealth is currently looking for 4 translators to translate communication materials (Print) for project intervention areas in 4 languages: Hausa, Igbo, Pidgin and Yoruba. The communication materials will include picture book (Flipchart), flyers, questionnaires, registers and posters. The materials will be pretested with target audiences before final versions are produced. The translator will translate the communication materials and tools from English to either Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba or Pidgin. Job Requirements Min Required Experience: 5 year(s) Min Qualification: Not Specified Desired Courses: • Yoruba • Yoruba Linguistics • Igbo Linguistics • Igbo • Hausa • Hausa Linguistics • Languages Desired Skills: • Languages Other Requirements: Education, Experience & Certifications · A minimum of five (5) years’ working experience in related field · Experience in providing such services to local and international NGOs and/or UN or USAID organizations · Knowledge of the language to be translated To apply, please send application letter and CV to ngprocurement@engenderhealth.org Your email should carry the title code: COEH008 Application Deadline: June 14, 2017. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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My little corrupt country denies milk to the little ones, a story rather horrid The big family condemns innocent toddlers (children) to early porridge Meanwhile i hear their children swim in luxury. #Arise4NigerianChild happy children's Day Leaders of tomorrow, the hope and future of a better Nigeria.

Listen to us on Tin City FM 104.3 as we discuss issues of sexual abuse among children ( girls). 2: 20pm today 25/04/2017.#MEMYSELF#AMINAADEYEMI#SARATU