It’s #InternationalDayOfTheAfricanChild
Today, we commemorate the sacrifice of the students who sacrificed their lives protesting for their rights to quality education in Soweto, South Africa in 1976.
We at DO celebrate the courage of these students in standing up for their rights during South Africa’s apartheid regime.
The theme for 2022 International Day of the African Child is “Eliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children: Progress on Policy & Practice since 2013”.
Again, we are reminded of the many struggles of the African child; racial discrimination, poor quality of education, poverty, political instability, insecurity, violence and a lot more.
It takes more to be an AFRICAN CHILD.
But, we can do better.
We can build a better Africa where African children can thrive.
We can reduce the rate of poverty and empower families to thrive economy-wise.
These empowered families will have enough to send their children to school.
We can restructure our education system to provide quality education to our children.
We can put an end to conflicts, wars and violence to provide a peaceful environment for our children.
We can declare war on insecurity and terrorism; the monsters that take advantage of our children and rob them of their innocence.
We can perpetuate a justice system that punishes child abuse of any kind; child kidnapping and trafficking, child prostitution, child marriage, female genital mutilation, sexual abuse, child labour etc.
We can get involved with our political systems and influence them to provide stability, and secure the future of our children.
We can enforce policies that provides sustainable development from grassroots level.
We can ensure that our children have an AFRICA they are proud of.
And it all begins with making a commitment to TAKE ACTION today.
DO Take Action is committed to securing a better future for our children by building a critical mass of individuals taking action to address issues in their respective communities.
Click here to join our community of Grassroots Development Champions taking action in their respective communities to bring about sustainable development and birth a better Africa.
Happy International Day of African Child.