Nollywood actress, Lola Alao has joined her teenage daughter,
Damilola to float the Damilola Ogunlana Empowerment Foundations and
launch a concerted campaign to raise awareness about violence against
children irrespective of gender.
Lola Alao
The joint campaign, Damilola Ogunlana Foundation kicked off with a walk on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 in Lagos.
The campaign, called ‘Walk Today for the Child’s Tomorrow” involving
movie and music stars, kicked off at LTV8 Ikeja to Alausa sectariat
Lagos.
The Damilola Ogunlana Foundation, according to Lola Alao, is
responding to the incessant cases of child abuse reported daily in the
media and to drum the support of all that it is a criminal act and
everybody must be involved to condemn the heinous crime.
The campaign, she said further will address all kinds of abuse of the child- verbal, physical, neglect, health and sexual.
Damilola
She pointed out that the campaign is keen to convey the message strongly
because of the importance and sensitivity of the issue of child abuse,
especially at many homes, schools and on the streets.
In addition to the walk, she disclosed the campaign will run on social media platforms, blogs and websites.
“We recognise the importance of the social media in our effort to
increase awareness, engage and prevent child abuse in Nigeria. “We have
identified bloggers and news websites and social media influencers that
are committed to this lofty idea and ready to partner with us. While we
commend the interests of the media in reporting cases of child abuse, we
also want to plead that it desist from sensationalism and simplistic
narrative, especially when the accused is a celebrity. “With the support
of my colleagues, it will form the central theme in a couple of movies
before the end of this year and next year. ” My daughter and I are not
in this journey alone, we have the support of public-spirited Nigerians,
home and abroad, who, in clear terms abhor all forms of child abuse and
identify with the drive to prevent it,” she said.
The Foundation will also ensure partnership with organisations.
