As the world commemorates the International Day of Girl child with the theme ‘Digital Generation, Our Generation’, Female Students drawn from different Schools in Kaduna state have expressed fear that their generation might not witness the much-talked digital transformation due to inadequacies of quantitative and qualitative equipment needed.
The students raised the concern during a Media-parley put together by the Kaduna Social Protection Accountability Coalition(KADSPAC) and supported by Save the Children International (SCI) in the state.
The students from Senior Government Girls Secondary School, Maimuna Gwarzo, lamented that their School with an average of 120 per class make learning unconducive for them and boredom for the teachers.
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Consequently, they said their school with a population of over three thousand (3000) Students has 20 computers for practicals.
Other issues problematic to the students, as they explained, includes; lack of electricity, shortage of manpower, unhygienic toilet facilities, among other related issues.
“Even if we have all these digital facilities, there is no power supply of any type.
Similarly, students from Queen Amina College noted that if Government wants to make Digital Generation, they must provide adequate hostel facilities to stop overcrowding in hostels.
“We also need good toilet facilities, good security and regular power supply”, they pleaded.
Speaking earlier, Chairman of KADSPAC, Jessica Bartholomew, said the Kaduna state govt has tried to address the issue of girl child education by developing programmes that promote access to education for every girl child in the state.
She, however, noted that there are still gaps in the number of girls that graduate from high school, complete tertiary institutions and are involved in science and technology studies.
“To this end, it is empirical that we make deliberate efforts to ensure that government put in place measures that will help increase access to education and technological savvy for every girl child in Kaduna state by effective implementation of policies and programmes targeted at the girl child.
“I call on government stakeholders, traditional and religious leaders to ensure that all our girls do not suffer deprivation, discrimination and neglect. Our media partners and CSOs present need to join hands to advocate for the above in saving the life of the girl child”. She said.
