Addis Ababa, July 30, 2024 (FBC) โ The African Union is set to celebrate ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ on Wednesday 31st of July 2024 in Addis Ababa at the AU Commission headquarters.
This year, the commemorative activities will focus on the theme, โ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐.โย The theme is aligned to the African Union theme it the year โEducate and Skill Africa for the 21st Centuryโ, AU said in a statement.
The ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐๐จ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ Maputo Protocol ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ is articulated securing the rights of African women and girls to quality education.
Member states commit to guarantee equal opportunity and access in education and training. This includes the elimination of stereotypes in textbooks, syllabuses and the media, that perpetuate discrimination.
Maputo Protocol also calls for the protection of women, especially the girl-child from all forms of abuse, including sexual harassment in schools and other educational institutions and the provision of access to counselling and rehabilitation services to women who suffer abuses and sexual harassment as well as the integration of gender sensitisation and human rights education at education curricula including teacher training.
The Protocol underscores the importance of promoting literacy among women, particularly in the fields of science and technology and the enrolment and retention of girls in schools and other training institutions.