AMLi, Stakeholders Task Parents, African Leaders On Affordable Quality Education For Youths -By Isaac Asabor

A non-profit and non-government organization known as A Mother’s Love Initiative. and saddled with the responsibility of providing preventive and remedial interventions to individuals and families raising a child to ensure that the child is stable and balanced in order to make the child useful for self, for family and the community resulting in the rebirth of hope for a happy future, in commemoration of the 5th United Nations International Day of Education, being celebrated January 24, every year has tasked African leadership,  especially Nigeria to ensure that African youths access equality and affordable education that would groom, prepare and provide the continent with quality future leadership that promotes social, national and economic development that will position Africa for global business competitiveness.

The non-profit organisation that advocates the abolishment of the Hurried Child Syndrome in African communities starting the campaign from our home country Nigeria, said that the syndrome has saturated our homes, workplaces, and communities in a seemingly unconscious manner, and consequently leading to several topical issues facing the Nigerian child, youth and adult in the present day.

According to the Founder/President, AMLi, Barrister Hanatu A. Enwemadu, Esq, since the successful launch of Hurried Child Syndrome in Lagos in November 2021, the organisation has increased the awareness and level of engagement at the national level to ensure that every home is aware of and thus sensitised on the need to stop the practice of hurrying children through life.

Barrister Enwemadu said that Hurried Child Syndrome has influences and associated consequences on the economic and social development of Nigeria society and Africa at large.

Furthermore, she said that one of the objectives of AMLi is to push for serious advocacy against the total elimination of hurried child syndrome in Africa. Speaking on this year’s International Day of Education, Enwemadu warned parents against this syndrome.

However, on the importance of education to national development, she said that education is a human right, a public good, and a public responsibility and that Nigeria should not miss it.

In line with this year’s International Day of Education theme, “To invest in people, prioritize education,” Enwemadu said that since the role of education in society cannot be over emphasised, especially in developing countries like Nigeria, where the government should endeavor to invest in her citizens, mostly youths and prioritise education; which is the easiest way for national development.

Continuing, she said, “This year’s International Day of Education should serve as a reminder to the Nigerian leadership and Africa as a whole to ensure that millions of children and youths who dropped out of school are helped, even as she encourages that non-profit and non-governmental organisations, private institutions, all and sundry should play a role toward reducing the high level of illiteracy affecting Africa’s development.

Barrister Enwemadu warned that the only way we can achieve this goal is by playing down gender inequality which is seen in some environments. “The girl child should have an equal right to education and other benefits. AMLi advocates strongly for quality, accessible education and a better lifestyle for Africa child as one of its responsibility”.

She further said that education must be prioritised to accelerate progress toward all the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations now and in times to come.