ABSTRACT
The study discussed the importance of education of girl child in peace building. The study used primary data, the study was carried out in three local Government in Akwa Ibom State. The populations of the study was 33,000 using random sampling 90 samples were used and the findings showed that education encourages girl child education, enables girl children growing up to women to participate in peace building and will lead to improved employment opportunities, inclusion in the political arena and decision making, peace building, and increase in the overall economic activities that will improve the development of any nation including Nigeria. Recommended among other things that girl child education should be encouraged from all cultural backgrounds to enable them contribute to the development of the nation.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
The expanded nature of peace building has left the Nigerian girl children who have grown into women with a broaden responsibility. They now have a responsibility to rebuild along with a responsibility to prevent and react. The responsibility to rebuild includes a genuine commitment to lasting peace, to the protection of human rights and to the promotion of good governance and sustainable development. Regardless of how we choose to prioritize the issue of human rights in peace building, it must be addressed during the peace process if a society will ever be able to heal and reconcile in the aftermath of conflict. In order for justice and reconciliation to be successful, however, half of the population cannot be excluded due to discriminatory traditional gender roles. As women are important actors in peace building and the reconstruction of war-torn societies, the issue of women’s rights cannot be neglected. Sustainable peace can help transform discriminatory values, ideologies and institutions and bring about peace. It is important to recognize that Nigerian women are not only victims during conflict and its aftermath. D.J. Francis (2012). Acknowledging women as actors, crucial for societal change, development and reconciliation can help bring about peace building and development. Nigeria women should ensure that there is a great need to establish a functioning judicial system and to improve respect for the rule of law. Education is the spring board for advancement and empowerment of women in different areas of human endeavor. V.N. Ogakwu (2012). Education is the greatest investment that should be given to women in order to empower them to fulfil their roles and participate effectively in national development. The education empowerment of women in Nigeria is the foundation of all other forms of empowerment. With the rapid technological advancement which the world is now witnessing and the continuous transformation of the world economics through globalization, there is a greater pressure than before on national governments to develop efficient educational systems to meet development needs of the 21st century. J.A. Onyido (2011).
Education drives economic growth by boosting productivity. Education is vital for the economic prosperity of a nation. Education enables people to improve their social, cultural and economic situation and strengthens sustainable development. Education is often regarded globally as a potent instrument for introducing and sustaining social change in human societies as well as sharpening destiny. Education serves as a vehicle for enhancing upward social and economic mobility. Education imparts knowledge, teaches skills and instils attitude to the recipients. Education promotes peace and stability amongst people in a locality.
