{"id":3270,"date":"2022-10-20T21:03:48","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T18:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vol.co.ug\/?p=3270"},"modified":"2022-10-23T11:42:29","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T08:42:29","slug":"girl-child-activists-blame-failure-by-parents-to-pay-fees-on-extreme-poverty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vol.co.ug\/index.php\/2022\/10\/20\/girl-child-activists-blame-failure-by-parents-to-pay-fees-on-extreme-poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl child activists blame failure by parents to pay fees on extreme poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Denish Ongora (Denish.Ongora@vol.co.ug)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lira<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Girl child activists have decried the high cost of education which has limited children from poor families from attaining quality education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a function organized by Plan \u2013Uganda, Angwec Cinderella a P.7 candidate of Abolet primary school yesterday went to the office of the mayor, Lira city council Sam Atul to portray the leadership potential of the girl child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing journalists at the office of the mayor, Angwec 13, said that much as she wants to become an important person in society like a mayor, she fears that she may not make it due to inability by her parents to afford her school education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Angwec asked government to put in place programs to support children from poor backgrounds to attain high level of education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Angwec noted that if she was to be a mayor, she would rehabilitate roads that are in poor state in Lira city to curb road crashes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also tasked leaders to strengthen the fight against corruption and the government to create more projects geared towards poverty alleviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lira city deputy mayor, Rebecca Alwedo Ogole welcomed the initiative which she said encourages girls to work hard for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a similar function in Alebtong district Jenifer Akello a senior two student of Mentor secondary school-Lira city assumed the office of Alebtong district chairman DK Odongo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jenifer Akello cautioned parents against forcing their girls into early marriage due to greed for wealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Akello also encouraged girls to remain in school to build a bright future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alebtong district chairman DK Odongo advised the girls to dream big and work to realize their dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plan International Uganda today celebrated the belated International day of the girl child in Alebtong. 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