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Abstract
The girl child for the past decades has always been at the receiving end in the society. The African society backed up by existing cultural believe subject the girl child to child labor, early marriage, denial of formal education, female genital mutilation etc. The study in the face of these realities analyzed the United Nations Declaration on Girl Child Rights and targeting the five local communities in Asaba (Umuezei, Ugtbomata, Ajaja, Umuagu and Umuonaje,) examined the implication on African culture. In other to identify the position of the African girl child in the society, the effectiveness of United Nations Declaration on Girl Child Rights in African societies, the cultural practices that limit the African girl child and factors that encourage girl child abuse in Africa, five public primary schools where selected from the five local communities in Asaba sample size was obtained using Taro Yamane’s method. Data was collected using focus group discussion. The study also utilized the will theory, the interest theory and social action theory to analyze the role that culture and society play in protecting the girl child rights. The study found that the girl child has no place in African society. The girl child is perceived to be weak and this perception has encouraged some cultural practices that still limit the girl child. This has suppressed the Effectiveness United Nations Declaration on Girl Child Rights in the local communities in Asaba in particular and African society in general, Based on the findings, the study recommended that both government and non-governmental organizations organization should work together with the local authorities in educating the people on the negative effect of patriarchy and the importance of giving equal opportunity to all children not minding their gernder. The United Nations should also recruit and train volunteers who will educate the people at the grass root on girl child rights.
