50 teenage girls from different regions Nigeria are to be empowered and groomed to become leaders in the eighth edition of Leadership, Empowerment, Achievement and Development (LEAD) camp.
The LEAD Camp
which is an initiative of Junior Achievement Nigeria is committed
to the future, growth and well being of girls in Nigeria.
“Our
dedication to SDG goal 5 on empowerment of women and girls lead to
the development and implementation of the LEAD camp”, the
organisation shared in a statement.
Junior Achievement Nigeria Media Lead Camp For Girls
Activities for the programme
kicked off on Monday, July 10, 2017 with an empowerment session
from women in the creative arts and industries. Film producer Uduak
Oguamanam, film director Blessing Effiong-Egbe, lawyer Oyinkan
Fawehinmi and dancer Kaffy all shared their inspiring stories with
the girls.
Junior Achievement Nigeria Media Lead Camp For Girls
Simi Nwogugu, the Executive director of JA Nigeria said she
initiated the camp to instill confidence in the girls.
“I developed
LEAD camp back in 2001 because I noticed that some of the girls who
were shy or timid at the beginning of the Company Program, were
more confident by the end and needed just a little more
encouragement to secure their new found leadership skills”, she
wrote in a public note in the camp brochure.
“Sixteen years later,
we now have several LEAD Camp alumni doing amazing things to make
the world a better place.”
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