 Now in the wake of the International Day of the Girl Child, parents and men alike have been advised to listen more to the female gender and help to push their voices forward so they can realize their passions. These advice was given at an event put together by the inspired youth network to commemorate the day at a school in the Kurodo area of Lagos State. Details in this report. The International Day of the Girl Child increases awareness of issues faced by girls around the world. Sadly, many global development plans do not include or concede the girls and the reaches become invisible. The theme for this year is tagged digital generation. To commemorate the theme and push the voices of the girls forward, the inspired youth network put together this debate competition for the girls to showcase their knowledge, critical thinking and public speaking. The organizers believe that through this program they will be able to integrate digital literacy mentorship activities into already established extracurricular clubs in the school. Oluwa Tony Adidjokun is the team lead of the SPAR2 project. She also shares some advice for the parents. Is it they whereby we recognize girl child for who they are? Is it they whereby we analyze their challenges, they face globally and then encourage them, appreciate them, encourage them and see that their resilience, you know their passion is being recognized worldwide? For me, after the debate competition they've had today, I would say the role of this parent is to listen more. Rather than just saying okay this is a girl child, the roles are already being laid there. They should listen more. Because I'm a girl doesn't mean I want to play to my hair, I want to be a lady like, I might want to play football, I might want to venture into tech. Thank God right now we are now seeing that the tech world is not only for men, you know it is now open to women. But then what about the parents? Do they realize this? Do they think she's a girl child, she can just be a lawyer, a doctor? What about other roles? What about engineering? Some of the teachers and the school principal explain why the day of the girl child is apt and indeed the program. All along for girls, they'll be finding it difficult to blend with the way it meant with these computers. But with this program I believe to help all female girls to know that they are important and they should not be intimidated by any other gender. The girl child needed to have a stake in this country in Nigeria, they shouldn't be addressed irrelevantly, they should be appreciated, they should be recognized. The girls who are the focal point of the day share their thoughts. Most girls, not all girls, know what they are. They still have that low self-esteem, they still feel discriminated by people, either parents, people around them or something. But this program can awaken them, can make them of that self-esteem. Today's presentation has opened my eyes and made me understand that there are some things that have been done in the ancient days that now it has been brought to light that these thoughts are, they are not things that we don't, something like female circumcision. In all, the organizers say celebrating the International Day of the Girl Child acknowledges the transformative part of digital technology in shaping girls' lives. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.