The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has called for more determination among stakeholders on strategic partnership to end female genital mutilation and gender based violence GBV in Nigeria.
Aisha made the call when she received the Executive Director, United Nations Populations Fund UNFPA, Natalia Kanem and her management team at the State House, in Abuja.
She said her pet project, the Aisha Buhari Foundation under the Future Assured Initiative had continued to play a key role in supporting women and vulnerable children through the strategic partnership with the UNFPA.
She, however, noted that more needed to be done to advance the girl- child education and stop gender based violence as well as female genital mutilation.
Responding, Kanem expressed delight with the first lady’s efforts through Future Assured Initiative in tackling gender based violence, girl child education.
