How Dbanj, Yemi Alade, Oprah and more supported women recently
– Dbanj, Oprah, Angelique Kidjo, Femi Kuti and more champion women empowerment by throwing their weights behind campaign
– The campaign is in commemoration of the International Women’s Day celebrated annually on March 8.
To mark the 2016 International Women’s Day, various international figures have spoken out on the need for poverty eradication as well as empowering the girl-child and women in general.
Some of the influential figures who have thrown their weights behind the campaign include Muhammed Ali, Melinda Gates, Charlize Theron, Oprah Winfrey, Femi Kuti, Dbanj and Yemi Alade.
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In addition to this Angelique Kidjo, Shonda Rhimes, Victoria Kimani and more have also shown solidarity towards the cause.
The International Women’s Day (IWD) was celebrated worldwide on Tuesday, March 8 2016. The theme for this year’s campaign is Pledge For Parity.
The idea behind this is to sensitize people around the world towards making giant steps towards achieving gender equality everywhere around them – from enabling women to helping provide education for the girl-child in order for them to achieve their dreams as well as encouraging more gender-balanced leadership and whatnot.
According to Vanguard, Afro pop icon Dbanj spoke on the issue of empowering the girl-child as he lamented the rate at which poverty hits the female population than males. He added that poverty is sexist.
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He said: “Extreme poverty is choking the potential of generations of young women in the developing world.
“Poverty is sexist. It hits girls and women harder than it does boys and men, creating a real urgency that world leaders must address. Women need to be better empowered, especially in areas such as agriculture and healthcare, so that they can contribute their best to the development of Nigeria. Women need better access to land, inputs, better maternal healthcare, among others. That’s why I’m raising my voice and asking others to do the same.”
Beninise music star Angelique Kidjo also addressed the issue saying Africa needs to empower her women.
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She explained that if the women are empowered, educated and healthy then they will in turn impact positively on their communities.
She said: “The future of Africa is in the hands of its young women. If they are educated, they will educate their communities. If they are healthy, they will ensure others grow up healthy. If they are empowered, they will change the world. We can break the cycle of poverty, but we have to invest in girls and women to do it.”
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The International Women’s day is celebrated worldwide on March 8. It centres on raising awareness for the education, appreciation and respect of women as well as providing them equal political and economic rights.
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