Nascent Solutions honored the International Day of the Girl 2019 in Garoua, Cameroon, calling attention to the value of educating girls and ending the practices of child and forced marriage of girls. Past victims of these practices addressed assembled community leaders, families and youth about their experiences and the benefits of an education.

The McGovern-Dole Child Literacy and Nutrition program, sponsored by the USDA and implemented by Nascent Solutions is the tip of the spear in the region, and aims at improving the lives and wellbeing of girl children, children in general and the community as a whole, by creating the foundation for a sustainable future through improved literacy, education and school feeding.