Girl Child Day: Adebola Williams launches book to celebrate iconic African women  

Adebola Williams, the media entrepreneur, has launched a children’s book which seeks to celebrate the lives of notable African women. 

Titled ‘African Power Girls’, the book was released to coincide with the 2021 International Day of the Girl Child.

Through the book, Williams seeks to highlight the notion of positivity, diversity, and inspiration among young girls who are daily faced with inequality, chauvinism, and misogyny. 

The International Day of the Girl Child came about on December 19, 2011, when the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to declare October 11 as a day to recognise girls’ rights, the unique challenges they face around the world, and to promote girls’ empowerment.

Speaking about his inspiration for the book, Williams said he realised that there was a lack of inspirational books that tell the stories of strong African women. 

“I got the inspiration for this book while trying to purchase inspirational publications for my goddaughters. I realised that I was unable to find a suitable African storybook that told the stories of women who had conquered their world so that young people can emulate,” Williams said. 

“This book is the first in a series of three books highlighting powerful women in Africa.” 

In the book, Williams who is also a co-founder of RED | For Africa, takes the reader as far back into the 1900s, using each page to showcase the strength, freedom, challenges, and victory of spotlighted female legends.

The author says African Power Girls is for every child in the continent, especially young girls seeking exposure and inspiration to follow their purpose and succeed in their chosen careers. He added that it is also for parents who want their children to establish a deep connection to their rich heritage.

“As a chief storyteller for several brands, individuals, and corporations across the continent, it is an integral part of my mission to tell stories about, and for Africa. Therefore it has been a delight to tell the stories of our great women, especially as a catalyst to raising many more like them,” he added.