Ekiti AGILE, Partners Mobilise Stakeholders for Stronger Partnerships to End Girl-Child Marriage
.......Development partners, communities urged to invest in girls’ education, strengthen protection systems and expand safe spaces The Ekiti State Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), in collaboration with the Network for Improved School Development (NISD) and the Centre for Gender Space Initiative, has called for stronger partnerships among government institutions, development partners, schools, families and communities to end child marriage, protect girls’ rights and expand access to quality education for adolescent girls. The call was made on Thursday, October 22, 2026, during the commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child at Ekiti State Government College, Oye-Ekiti. Held under the global theme, “End Child Marriage and Invest in Girls’ Rights,” the event adopted the Ekiti AGILE theme, “Empowering Adolescent Girls through Education, Life Skills, and Safe Spaces to End Child Marriage in Nigeria.” The programme brought together students, out-...
