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6 Feb 2015

Autor:
Foundation for Corporate Social Responsibility & Children's Rights

Report of the 2nd CEO Forum on Children's Rights focusing on the girl child dividend in Nigeria

‘The Girl Dividend in Nigeria: Why Should CEOs Care?’, 6 Feb 2015:…Businesses can play a vital and transformative role…[I]n making the economic case for educating girls, we don’t forget the case of social justice and gender equality…Let’s invest in girls…because it’s the right thing to do as well as the ‘smart’ thing.’…[T]his is where the CEOs come in…We want to…leverage the fact that you’re a decision maker…you[r] influence over…employees…on allocation of resources…on how your institution is…run…[C]hildren are the future…workforce…suppliers for your factories…your future clients…leaders in society, consumers of products…[T]he old development model was government focused, but that model is no longer tenable…development is about all of us…[including the] private sector…[G]irls that…have a strong potential of being a dividend in the future…are in the same communities in which businesses are operating…[B]usinesses…if you want to sustain…profit, invest in your future clientele… Use…CSR resources to create…schools, and let the poorest....actually be the ones…attending those schools...[refers to KPMG and Microsoft]