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  Call for Submission: GIRLS-WILL ART EXHIBITION - NATIONAL COMPETITION FOR ARTIST info WACOL Tamar SARC launched her initiative called: GIRLS Will- a programme to amplify the voices and rights of girls everywhere in Nigeria.  Importantly, the initiative through targeted actions will work to equip girls with the right skills and knowledge to defend their human rights. It will target great role and participation of girls in decisions affecting their survival and development, advancing their inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) using innovative approaches to raise funds to support investment that will educate and empower all girls, including those with disability and in rural areas based on SDG principles of inclusion and leaving no one behind. The competition's aim is to promote Girl's right to Protection and Participation, illustrating some of the problems girl's face in our contemporary society and possible solutions. At the exhibition...

 The UNESCO National Art Competition for young Nigerians The National Art Competition under the theme of “Sheroes” is specially designed by UNESCO Abuja under the European Union (EU)-United Nations (UN) Spotlight Initiative in Nigeria: To eliminate violence against women and girls. The Human Development Report 2016 ranks Nigeria 118 out of 134 countries on the Gender Equality Index. This translates an unbalanced inclusion of women and girls’ perspectives in policy-making decisions, resource allocation and implementation in economic and social sectors, all of which increases challenges to the advancement of gender equality. The negative social and cultural norms that condone or perpetuate Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Harmful Practices (HPs) remain pervasive. According to the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2013, about 30% of women aged 15-49 have reported experiences of sexual abuse, with a marked divide between urban (33%) and rural (24%) areas. It is al...