A 13 year old girl has challenged parents to desist from segregating the girl child and the boy child since they are equally created by God.

During the girls’ international day celebration held at Nadunget town council Moroto district on Saturday, Elizabeth Akello a primary 6 pupil of Acherer primary school questioned parents why they segregate children basing on their gender yet they are all gifts from the creator -which calls for equal rights and opportunities for both the boy and girl child.

Akello added that most girls are raped and defiled while on long journeys fetching water, firewood and while in the jungles burning charcoal, something she says shutters their life dreams since most of them end up with unwanted pregnancies or else forced marriages as the boys enjoy their education rights.

She noted that both boys and girls are equally important to the world for a better future generation since boys alone can’t teach moral behaviors to communities without mothers who are currently segregated.

16 year old Josephine Lokol  a P7 pupil at Nadunget primary school, begged parents to give children education because it can expose them to other important things like friends, jobs and technology that can help them be successful in life.

The event was organized by Save the children-a civil society organization under the theme “international day of the girl child and climate change.”