Becoming The Change

Have you ever wondered why there is still a big number of girls who are unable to complete their studies despite the fact that a lot is being done to promote girl-child education?  Well, though many governments and organizations have developed policies targeted towards girl child education, there’s also been a remarkable drop-off in the number of adolescent girls who continue their education. It is also reported that while 87 percent enroll in primary school, only 39 percent graduate from secondary school which means that there are still many changes to make towards the current education system that involves girl child education Offering girls improved education is one sure way of giving them much greater power -- of enabling them to make genuine choices over the kinds of lives they wish to lead. This is why emphasis should be put on other areas that majorly concern the girls’ education as well as lives, through the following ways explained below;   Ensuring tha...

Henry (2018) When Gender-Based violence is mentioned, which group of victims first comes to your mind? Is it the males or females? Well, to whatever opinion someone may have, we cannot forego that fact that there are instances of Gender-Based violence to both females and males. And since each one of us belongs to a specific gender, it is thus everyone’s role to play a part in the struggle towards combatting Gender-Based violence. Gender-based violence is violence directed against a person because of their gender. Gender-based violence is a phenomenon deeply rooted in gender inequality and continues to be one of the most notable human rights violations within all societies. Though both women and men experience gender-based violence, the majority of victims are women and girls. This is mostly as a result of power inequalities between men and women, be it physical power or administrative power. As a result, women face cases of physical/sexual harassment, rape, stalking, traffi...

World Human Rights Watch(n.d) I believe that the creation of human rights awareness through education and information is the ultimate, even if long-term solution against human rights abuses. These are some of the ways in which many people can get to understand their human rights so as to avoid being victims of human rights’ abuse. 1     1.  Using videos for impact and change . Many videos can be created to explain to people the different human rights they have as well as to show some experiences of abuse of human rights and how this can be avoided. 2         2.  Use of photography.   Photography can be one way of capturing live moments about human rights which can be used as evidence in case there are reported cases of human rights abuses. This can also be used for further reference and illustrations during human rights education. 3      3.  Using the power of mu...