Our Activities in 2004

We had a HIV/AIDS Awareness campaign through an Arts competitions by Nigerian Girls of 8 – 24 years –Cartoon for Life” with a round up program - art exhibitions, inviting groups and other cooperate bodies, Ministries on Advocacy for policies concerning the education of the girl-child and children with HIV/AIDS (from January – November 2004).a one day workshop/prize giving for the winners from the 3 sates to mark the worlds AIDS day on the 1st of Dec.2004.
HIV/AIDS awareness workshop for girls from Anambra,Enugu,and Ebonyi states to mark the World AIDS day in support of Global Movement For Children –Lessons For Life in December 2004
Participated in an arts exhibition organised by Enugu state government in collaboration with Alliance Franciase –“Mother and child salt of earth” We are still conducting our training classes that run in all our branches every 2 weeks in all the branches 2004.
Celebrated the world youth’s day 2004 with lectures on sugar daddies and the Nigeria girl: its relationship to the spread of HIV/AIDS, by also publishing articles by Nigerian girls on this topic through the media.
Produced a theatre troupe on Child trafficking, 2004.
Card making and designing classes /arts exhibition by members 2004.
Presentations/Arts exhibition by members of GCAF at the 4th African Regional conference Child Abuse and neglect: Theme child trafficking a challenge to child protection in Africa organised by ANPCANN&ISPCAN international conference in Enugu, Nigeria 2004.
Up loading regular information update on GCAF web site-www.gcafy.org
Media enlightenment on the importance of the topic “Educate the girl child and educate the Nation” to mark the 2005. (30minites life discussion program on Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria FRCN).
DANCE FEST 2004 was the first dance festival, which was done with schools in Ebonyi and Enugu states of Nigeria. The project is aimed at using the dance as a mode of conveying messages on MDGs for youths and children. The zonal of the competition was held in 16 educational zones screening through 278 schools’ cultural dance troupes. Cultural dances was used as a means of inculcating positive values in the modern Nigerian child and for children to know the meaning of the dance they do and why they dance-.The finals was held at the French Centre on the 27th of November 2004.
Presentation at the “Third African Evaluation association Conference; Theme Africa Matters, Evaluation Matters, Joining Forces For Democracy ,Governance And Development-Cape Town, South Africa 2004.