GIRL-CHILD/WOMEN EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

Esther Daniel Mshebila

Department of Early Childhood Care and Education

 School of Education, Federal college of Education, Yola

E-mail: estherdanielmshelbila@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

Education is the power and key to a meaningful and fulfilled life. It propels and sustains life. Education allows the girl-child/women to have greater control of their lives, provides them functional skills to make meaningful contributions to their societies. Quality and accessible education for the girl-child/women accords them the right to take decisions for themselves and to impact positively on their families and communities. Functional education is what the girl-child needs because it provides the foundation for meaningful development and social benefits. Education of the girl-child/women has generated a lot of concerns and that is why world leaders find it necessary to enact policies and laws that will provide adequate education and conducive environment for children and especially  the girl-child to thrive in their education endeavours for better life. This paper discusses the following: Concepts of sustainable development, The Unique nature of the girl-child/women, education for the girl-child, women and the imperative nature of girl-child/women education for sustainable development. The paper drew recommendation and conclusion.