Joseph Isangura
The esteemed Head of the Gender and Children’s Desk in Monduli district, the venerable Assistant Police Inspector Jacqueline Uhwelo, has emphatically underscored the paramount significance of expanding education on the scourge of violence to encompass all children, irrespective of gender. This is a matter of the utmost gravity that afflicts the community at large, and demands the most earnest attention.
Addressing a convocation of parents of students from the esteemed Olkeswa Secondary School, Uhwelo elucidated that a pernicious mindset has taken root among certain parents, who are wont to perceive female children as being at a far greater peril of violence. This lamentable disposition has engendered a grossly inequitable approach to the provision of educational opportunities for girls and boys alike.
“In this day and age, all cohorts of children both female and male are bereft of safety. Hence, parents must undertake concerted steps to educate and closely monitor their offspring without the pernicious blight of gender discrimination,” Uhwelo pronounced.
This is a challenge that reverberates through the very fabric of the community. It is a clarion call that underscores the urgent need to eradicate the prevailing attitudes and trends within society, which have served to place the female child at a far graver jeopardy than her male counterpart.
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Uhwelo advocated that parents must allocate the requisite time to engage in candid dialogue with their children, devoid of any gender-based biases, in order to discern the challenges they confront. This crucial step will facilitate a comprehensive understanding of the needs of each child, and enable the adoption of appropriate measures to address those tribulations.
This issue lies at the very heart of cultivating an equitable society, where all children are safeguarded and accorded equal opportunities for advancement, irrespective of their gender. Heeding Uhwelo’s sage counsel would contribute immeasurably to the eradication of the prevailing attitudes and trends, and aid in the construction of a community that is fair and just for all children.
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