World Children’s Day: UNICEF Host 200 Children to Funfair in Kaduna

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna 

As part of activities to commemorate “World Children’s Day” United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday organised a funfair for 200 children in Kaduna.

The children who were taken to Fifth Chukker, Polo Club where they thought on the importance of hand wash and sanitation, play games, dance, ate and later taken for horse riding, were selected from four different schools.

Highlighting the importance of the day, UNICEF’s External Relation Officer in Kaduna, Malam Rabiu Musa, said shortly after the events that the essence was to make the children have a sense of belonging.

Musa said that the 2017 World Children’s Day with the theme “Take Over”, was organised in the state in partnership with Fifth Chukker.

He explained that Nov. 20 was set aside by the United Nations for children all over the world; to help save children’s lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.

He described the day as a special day for children, designed to empower and give children opportunity to understand what life was all about and support them to grow and exploit their full potentials.

“The day gives children opportunity to take over positions of authority for them to have a feel of responsibility and dream of what they want to become in future.

“Already some media organisations in the state have handed over the entire management and programmes to children for them to have fun.

“Children across the country would tomorrow take over executive affairs in the states, including the Senate President seat.

“It is a modelling, a counselling package designs to put children in shape for them to thrive to becoming what they want to be.

Earlier, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene specialist, UNICEF Kaduna, Mrs Theresa Pamma, educated the children on the need to inculcate good sanitation and hygiene habits.

Pamma said that emphasis on effective hand washing among children was necessary, describing it as the single act that can prevent the spread of excreter related diseases.

“It is good, therefore, to inculcate effective hand washing and sanitation habit in our children to protect them against preventable disease, “she said.

Some of the children expressed joy over the event, describing it as a day to remember.

One of them, Munira Ibrahim, said: “I have never been this happy in my life. I got to hang out and catch fun with other children from different schools and different background.

“I really commended UNICEF and Fifth Chukker for making our day special.”

Similarly, Ibrahim Mohammed, of Essence International School, Kashim Ibrahim Road, Kaduna, said that the he has learn a lot about good hygiene and sanitation.

“But more importantly, I got to hand out with my friends, enjoy horse ride, dance, ate. Its been fun all the way courtesy of UNICEF, “Mohammed said.

The children were drawn from Oxford International School, Essence International School, Human Development Foundation School and Al-Ihsan Balsuma Children Home, all in Kaduna metropolis. 

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