Dear amazing young friends,
I want to take a moment to acknowledge your incredible resilience and strength. Despite facing numerous challenges and hardships, you continue to shine brightly, filling the world with your energy, creativity, and laughter.
As the hope of the future, it’s essential to remember that you have the power to shape the world you want to live in. Don’t let frustrations or obstacles hold you back! You are capable, talented, and deserving of a bright future.
As children, you have rights that deserve to be respected and protected. It’s crucial to assert and defend these rights, knowing that upholding children’s rights is vital for creating a better world today, tomorrow, and for generations to come.
Your rights: commonly known as your Bill of Rights or your fundamental Human Rights are:
- Right to life
- Right to human dignity
- Right to personal liberty
- Right to fair hearing
- Right to private life
- Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
- Right to freedom of expression at the press
- Right to peaceful assembly as nd association
- Right to Freedom of movement
- Right to Freedom from discrimination
- Right to Participate
- Right to name
- Right to Education
- Right to quality health care etc
See the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Chapter 4 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ( As Amended) and the Child’s Rights Act
The Convention on the Rights of Children
Your voice is a weapon that can disarm any one who tramples on your rights. Use it!!!
You are not just the future; you are the present, and your actions, dreams, and aspirations matter. You are the shining stars who will light the way for a brighter, more secure future.
Remember, you are not alone. There are people who care about you deeply and want to support you in any way they can. Don’t be afraid to reach out, ask for help, and believe in yourself. At African Women Lawyers Association, we resolute to end violence against Children, ready and willing to mentor you and grant you unfettered access to justice. We are your dependable allies. Just a call way
Visit us: https://awla.international
As the SDGs Resource Centre so aptly puts it, “You are our future and our responsibility.” Let’s work together to create a world where every child can thrive, grow, and reach their full potential.
Keep shining, keep dreaming, and never give up on your aspirations. You are the key to a brighter, more loving, and more just world.
Believe in yourself, and never forget: You are loved, you are valued, and you are the future!
Love you loads and loads !!!!
Mandy Asagba
President
African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA)
27/5/2025
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