The Iyalaje Oodua, Princess Toyin Kolade, is partnering with the board of Global Youth and Girl-child Foundation, GYLGF, to raise girls’ ambition at an international conference, scheduled for Wednesday 13 October, 2021, at Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State.
The Iyalaje Oodua will also be the Special Guest at the 2021 RAGA conference, taking place at the International Conference, Centre, Ibadan, Oyo State, with the theme “Gender and Power: Driving Force for Progress and Social Change or a Hindrance?”
GYLGF, an international girl-child NGO, has been consistent in raising and creating awareness about the unhealthy circumstances and stereotyping being attached to the girl- child for the past six years under the name, Raising Girl’s Ambition Conference, RAGA.
The Raising Girls’ Ambition Conference was conceived to bring together the a cademia, researchers, development practitioners, policy makers, educational institutions, students in tertiary and secondary schools and other stakeholders, who have concern for the development of the girlchild.
RAGA conferences, therefore, bring to the front burner issues that would help girls’ ambitions to be raised.
GYLGF has found Iyalaje Oodua, Princess Kolade, as a distinguished and strategic stakeholder, whose wealth of experience and rich knowledge in womanhood, trading, commercial activities and entrepreneurship are needed at RAGA in Nigeria.
In a letter signed by the Convener of RAGA Conference, Dr Adepeju Oti, and sent to Princess Kolade, titled: Invitation as a Special Guest of Honour and Request for Partnership on RAGA 2021, “this year’s RAGA Conference was conceived to bring together the academia, researchers, development partners policy makers, educational institutions, students in tertiary and secondary schools and other stakeholders, who have concern for the development of the girl-child.
“RAGA conferences, therefore, bring to the front burner issues that would help girls’ ambitions to fruition.
“We appreciate the great works of her royal highness; we must say that your works are laudable and deeply appreciated all over the Oodua nation.
“We use this medium to seek your partnership with us and to invite your esteemed presence at the event.”
In her response, the Iyalaje Oodua, who commended the GYLGF Board for promoting and Raising Girls’ Ambition through conferences, seminars and lectures, disclosed every good-spirited being should support any effort at raising the ambition of a girl child .
