Favour Abatang, The Best Graduating Student in the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Art University of Calabar and The founder of Campus Babe Initiative got nominated and won in the Africa Women Change Maker/Impact Award in the Girl Child Education Champion Category.
This Award was presented to her by the Minister of Defense of the Maldives, Mariya Didi at the 4th Edition of the African Women Summit(AWS) 2023 held at the Century City Conference Center in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Favour Abatang Words of Appreciation, \”As I take a look at the remarkable nominees for the award, I am humbled to stand among these extraordinary women who have left an indelible mark in empowering women and girls across Africa.
This Award serves as a resounding call to continue empowering women and girls throughout Africa which also reminds of a collective mission to bridge the gap of our of school girls on our continent particularly by reducing the number of girls who drop out due to teenage pregnancy which we must create more opportunities to empower teenage mothers through second chance education.\”
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Following up, She ended her Words of Gratitude and Acknowledgement to God who has been the giver of life, her parents, mentors, role models and well wishers who has been the source of inspiration and unwavering support which has brought tremendous difference and in conclusion a special appreciation to the Coalition of Women in Africa for Peace & Development (COWAP) and the organizers of the African Women Summit for the great Platform and all their contributions to making it a Success.
