“Every girl deserves an opportunity to succeed irrespective of her background” – Seyi Oluyole
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), adolescence is a critical period that can determine the trajectory of girls’ lives. DCA is committed to educating, inspiring and empowering girls.
Challenges that girls face include but are not limited to – child marriage, teenage pregnancy, violence at home and school, lack of funding, child/domestic labour, poor sanitation and WASH facilities, insecurity and many more.
Nigeria’s rates of child marriage are some of the highest on the African continent. In Nigeria, an estimated 44% of girls in Nigeria are married before their 18th birthday and the country, also, records the 11th highest rate of child marriage (UNICEF 2013). One of the issues that leads to child marriage is poverty.