On 17 November, the Portrait of Lake Child Initiative is spreading awareness with a goal to reach adolescent girls across 10 senior secondary schools in Yobe State, Nigeria. Their advocacy campaign comes just weeks after Nigeria introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunization programme. Through the programme, the country aims to vaccinate 7.7 million girls using a 1-dose schedule.
The Portrait of Lake Child Initiative is a civil society organization that aims to promote access and enrolment of all girls in primary through secondary education. In their efforts to empower girls, the initiative seeks to raise awareness within the community across issues including maternal and child health, and sexual and reproductive health.
To learn more about the Portrait of Lake Child Initiative, please visit: https://www.plcing.org/
The Portrait of Lake Child Initiative’s advocacy campaign is just one of several day of action activities taking place across the country to encourage continued momentum in Nigeria’s efforts to achieve the 90–70–90 targets.
Find out about additional events taking place across Nigeria and other regions of the world here.