By Mephy James
A nonprofit organisation, The Sisi Empowerment Foundation also known as HEY SISSY has empowered 60 students of public and private schools with leadership talks and skills acquisition session where they learned how to make Scrunches, liquid soap, hair clip, hand fan and other items.
The empowerment programme held at Chapel Secondary School, llorin, Kwara State on Saturday was the seventh outreach of the organisation within a space of one and half years
Just recently, HEY SISSY donated one hundred English, Mathematics and Literature textbooks to students of Junior Secondary School, Wuse zone 6, Abuja.
The empowerment programme dubbed ‘Girls Conference 2025’ was organised by HEY SISSY to mark International Day of the Girl Child.
Speaking at the event, Founder of The Sisi Empowerment Foundation, Adesewa Oyinloye stressed the need for government at all levels to pay special attention to the education and wellbeing of the girl child.
Adesewa who also released a book titled In the Space Between to mark the International Day of the Girl Child challenged all stake holders to ensure that issues affecting the girl child are put on the front burner
According to her, there should be increased funding for activities that involve the girl child and their safety, wellbeing and rights should be protected by all stakeholders.
In her remarks at the event, the Managing Consultant of Pete F2 Consult, Adenike Babajamu also aligns with the Founder of The Sisi Empowerment Foundation on the need to constantly empower the girl child in order to prepare them for leadership role.
She disclosed that the alarming rate of gender-based violence is unacceptable adding that statistics on child marriage and educational inequality is not encouraging.
Speaking directly to the students in attendance, Adenike stressed the importance of self-discovery adding that they should work hard to be change agents.
Other stakeholders in attendance commended the nonprofit organisation for putting the empowerment programme together adding that the skills acquisition session and the new book distributed to the students will help to shape their future.
The 60 students are from Chapel Secondary School, Ilorin, Oke Odo Community Secondary School, llorin and Emmanuel Baptist College, llorin.
