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Give heed to travails of the boy child – Child Activist

By Web News 734

By Mosope Kehinde

Government at all levels have been advised to invest more in the cause of the boychild with a view to making them a good ambassador of the society.

A child rights advocate and executive director, Hope For Second Chance Foundation, HOSEC, Mrs Ibukunoluwa Otesile stated this on the sideline of this Year’s International Boys Day being commemorated on 16th of May, every year.

Mrs Otesile said government, donor agencies, International, National, State and Local NGOs as well as other stakeholders must give heed to the travails of the boy child, advocating against the usual practice of forcing them to grow, in the name of being hero. 

“We stifle their emotions, pains, fears under the guiles of being ‘heroes’.”

“Today we choose to stand for the Boy Child because all children matter. No one child matter more than the other. No child asked to be born either male or female and as such should not be treated based on the fact of a choice he did not make.”

“Friends, look around you? What is the ratio of boys to girls in the indices of substance abuse, organized crime, gansterism and other anti social behaviors? Is the boy child born bad?”

“Today as the world stands still for the Boy Child, I dare say, we as a society again have failed our children, our boys!” 

“The only way to end Gender Based Violence is to break the cycle of abuse. When one is abused, without support or intervention, with time, he or she will perpetrate one form of abuse or the other on another!”

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IWD: Expert Salutes Women’s Commitment at Building Bias-Free Society

By Web News 714

A child and women rights advocate, Mrs Ibukunoluwa Otesile has encouraged Nigerian women to keep striving to make a positive impact in society.

Mrs Otesile who is the executive director, Hope for Second Chance Foundation, HOSEC made this known while speaking with newsmen on the occasion of this year’s International Women’s Day.

While saluting the courage, strength and resilience of every Nigerian woman at building a society free of bias and inequality, Mrs Otesile urged them to continue to speak up on their rights.

She also appealed to all stakeholders to ensure women are protected and respected not just as women but first as humans.

“I call on all women to keep the fire burning, I call on all men to support what is right, just and fair, I call on all children to change the narrative and break the bias!” She said.

Speaking on this year’s theme of International Women’s Day, Equality today for tomorrow, Mrs Otesile condemned female genital mutilation, forced marriage, and any form of violence against women.

She added that since the world is not only for either men or women, both genders should compliment each other.

Mosope Kehinde

Education

We need to ensure the protection of children’s rights – Activist

By Web News 752

A child rights advocate and Executive Director, Hope For Second Chance Foundation, HOSEC, Mrs Ibukunoluwa Otesile has advocated the need for members of the public to speak up when the rights of a child is violated. 

Mrs Otesile made the call while speaking with Premier FM in commemoration of this year’s Day of the African child. 

She said it has become important for people to stand up and take action against child molestation, child marriage, parental neglect and Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, for the protection of the rights of the children. 

Mrs Otesile reemphasised the need for children, irrespective of gender to be conscious of the protection of their bodies and report any form of sexual molestation to trusted persons. 

She described the Day of the African Child as an occasion to celebrate and call the attention of relevant authorities to the plights of the children.

To however celebrate children on the day, the child rights advocate distributed a gender protection book to pupils of Humani Alaga High School, Samonda Ibadan.

In the book titled, “The New Game”, tells the story of a boy who was sexually molested by his family’s maid.

Also speaking, Mogaji Derele Lekan-Salami who spoke through Mr Olaoluwa appealed to the children to thrive to make impact in their generation.

Mosope Kehinde