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Kogi gov’s wife partners
Heal for Africa For Girl
Hygiene in Kogi
By Boluwaji Obahopo,
LOKOJA
Wife of Kogi State governor,
Mrs. Rashida Bello has called
on stakeholders to join the
advocacy and step up action
on menstrual hygiene
management in the state.
Mrs Bello spoke on the
sideline of the 2019 Menstral
Hygiene day organised by the
Heal for Africa Initiative with
the theme: It’s Time for Action.
The governor’s wife said this
year's theme not only
emphasizes the urgency of
public health issues but also
highlights the transformative
power of quality menstrual
hygiene education and
strategic menstrual hygiene
management, MHM
interventions to the overall
development of girls and
women.
“As the global community
works towards achieving the
Sustainable Development
Goals, SDGs, it is essential to
come together and support
these adolescent girls by
educating them on how to
adhere to basic hygienic
methods, so as to enable them
truly fulfil their potentials as
key actors in achieving a
sustainable and equitable
world.”
Mrs. Bello promised that her
Foundation will have a
continuous collaboration with
Heal for Africa Initiative, “to
stand in the gap to ensure that
girls and women in Kogi State
can manage their periods
safely, privately and with
dignity, in order for them to
fulfill their dreams and
harness their full potentials.”
She called on stakeholders
to support programs like this
which aims to empower the
girl-child and women. “This
will improve confidence,
sense of belonging and
opportunity to live a
meaningful and productive
life.”
The Executive Director, Heal
for Africa Initiative, Dr. Kelechi
Okoro emphasized the need
to make policies that
accelerate Menstrual Hygiene
POWA flags off ‘Our Barracks, Our Pride’
initiative in Delta
…presents cleaning items to 3 police barracks
By Gabriel Ewepu
ABUJA- THE Police Offic
ers’ Wives Association,
POWA, Delta State Command,
has flagged off the
Our Barracks, Our Pride initiative
in three Police Divisions
in Asaba, Delta State.
The flag off of the initiative
which was conceived by
the wife of the Inspector-
General of Police, Hajiya
Adamu, was launched by
the chairperson, POWA, Delta
State Command, Mrs
Bola Adeleke alongside other
executive members on
June 1, 2019.
According to Adeleke, the
IGP’s wife thought it necessary
to come up with the
Our Barracks, Our Pride initiative
that would ensure officers
and men together with
their families live in clean
and healthy environment to
do their jobs, which will also
promote sound health, prevent
diseases and save money
on health- related issues,
hence reintroducing sanitation
exercise in all barracks
across the country under the
initiative.
Meanwhile, she and other
members of the association
•National President, Police Officers'
Wives Asoociation, POWA, Hajiya Fatima
Mohammadu Adamu
also embarked on a barracks
inspection and sanitation
exercise to flag off the initiative.
The event kicked off at the
‘A’ Division Barrack Asaba
and was coordinated by the
wife of the Divisional Police
Officer, DPO, Chinenye Fasugba,
where the women
came out en masse to participate
in the exercise.
The team then proceeded
to the’ B’ Division Barrack
in Asaba, where they were
received massively and participated
in the exercise.
education and
advocacy.
“With our
advocacy, we are
tackling menstrual
h y g i e n e
challenges beyond
girls and schools.
We need to
focus on the
attitude
of the
people
towards
menstruation,
sustainable
products,
a n d
favourable
policies.
Everyone must be involved.
The boys and men, the
religious and traditional
leaders, government and
policymakers.”
The event witnessed a
plenary session where
stakeholders from the
ministries of health,
agriculture, education,
environment, women affairs
as well as professional and
Then they ended the exercise
at the 'C' Division Barrack
Asaba, with high turnout
of women and their families.
Meanwhile, the exercise
was also observed simultaneously
in all Police Divisions
in the state as was directed
by the POWA chairperson.
High point of flag-off of
the Barracks, Our Pride initiative
was the presentation
of cleaning items to the
three divisions by the POWA
chairperson, which were
•Rashida Bello
strategic
partners discussed gender-based
issues.
The discussions were centered
on sustainable solutions for
menstrual hygiene management
in Kogi State with emphasis on
addressing the multifaceted
challenges girls and women face
during their periods.
•Chairperson, Police Officers’ Wives Association,
POWA, Delta State Command, Mrs Bola Adeleke .
•Futi
waste buckets, waste bags,
rakes and brooms.
She said: "Our Barracks,
Our Pride is an initiative by
the wife of the Inspector-
General of Police, Hajiya
Adamu, because she is concerned
about the health of
all families of officers and
men of the Force across the
country living in Police barracks.
“This flag off is done in all
the 36 states and the Federal
Capital Territory. We in
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WIMBIZ for 2019
CEO/Policymaker
Interactive
Series
Women
in
Management, Business
and Public Service,
WIMBIZ, is set to hold its
CEO/Policymaker Interactive
Breakfast Series on
Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in
Lagos.
According to a statement
by the organisers: “In line
with our vision to be the catalyst
that elevates the status
and influence of women
and their contribution to
nation-building, WIMBIZ
holds stakeholder engagement
sessions with chief
executive officers and policymakers
across various
industries and sectors to
discuss and proffer solutions
to the critical challenges
that women face”.
The 2019 CEO Forum,
themed: Hidden Figures:
The Cost of Exclusion, will
highlight the cost of exclusion
to our economic
growth, the correlation between
gender affirmative
reforms and GDP, Economic
Growth, Job Creation &
Wealth Distribution. It will
also highlight the mechanism
that ensures the deepening
of reforms; completion
and implementation of
pending initiatives; including
engagement with the
public and the validation of
completed reforms. The program
will further stimulate
open and broad dialogue
between CEOs, Policymakers
and Practitioners on the
role of the Private Sector in
advocating and driving reforms.
WIMBIZ is a non-profit
organisation that has over
the last 17 years implemented
programs and has contributory
associate pool of
over 750 accomplished women
in management, business
and public service as
well as over 9,700 women in
its database.
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