GIRL CHILD EDUCATION & CHALLENGES OF THE GIRL CHILD.

HELLO FRIENDS,
Today we had a general school debate  concerning GIRL CHILD. Issues discussed were really very impressing to hear. Female teachers were very pivotal in this discussion but it was centered among girls. I was compelled to post this for you to read as well. The discussion took long time than we expected compared to the usual debating. We hold debates on Fridays twice in a month. I was really impressed by the discussion by PATRICIA, WINNIE, FLORENCE AND SHAKIRAH.Among boys, REAGAN and ROGERS were very influential.

"We must also be children like our counter parts. We must not be brides at our teenage. Every leader in the society especially religious leaders help us the girls to stay safe and in schools.
We girls face a lot of Discrimination, violence and many forms of child abuse, so every one in the world must help us against these abuses.
When we marry at young ages, we are denied our future chances.  We get unwanted pregnancies and this puts our lives at risks. Not only our lives but also our newly unborn babies.
We girls must be empowered because we have the same potential like boys.
Every one has the responsibility of ensuring our rights.
Our parents and guardians must invest in girl child as they do for the case of boy child.
In Uganda, our president always talks about gender equality. Can we have this equality if you do not invest in us the girls.
In Uganda, many mothers were married at ages less 15 years. We always here marriages of this nature but now we are happy that the police has tried to fight against this practice.
Last few weeks, we saw a father marrying two of her daughters, one aged 12 years and another 14 years. This is not right for us girls.
In most of the rural areas in Uganda, girls face discrimination and abuse. Even in our area hear there are many girls who look so young but are now carrying babies. This means they were married at young ages. This makes us cry when we see them.

WHAT MUST WE DO NOW?
Educating us is one of the best way to protect us against all these forms of abuse and early marriages. If we stay in schools, we shall be able to lay a firm foundation for our better future.

There are some of our friends already married; what can they do? They can re-access education, health services and also setting up for them vocational education like tailoring, hair dressing, and also giving their babies an opportunity to go to school. We are really proud of our teachers who have given us this opportunity to go to school.
Our local leaders must give us the plat form to express our issues.
There must be laws set against cultural practices that are violating  the girl child rights. In Uganda, there are tribes that are carrying out such abuses.
Dear our leaders, parents and teachers, be responsible and help us the girls."