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Mr Eric Ayaba, Manager of Plan Ghana, an international non-governmental organisation, on Monday said practical education and training has the potential of protecting girls from being victims of social challenges in the society. He explained that many young ones are forced into early marriages and some force to drop out of school due to early pregnancies, thereby making them dependents. Mr Ayaba was addressing a �Girls Power Camp�, meeting held in Wa for 202 school girls in the Upper West Region to empower them through education and training. It was on the theme: �Building the future through all inclusive Education.� He called for the provision of practical education and training for girls in the communities so that they could be responsible to their social needs and contribute to national development. The girls who were drawn from schools in the Wa West and Sissala West Districts taken through topics on: �rights and responsibilities�, �adolescent health� and �sewing�. Madam Hamidu Fusata, Deputy Regional Director of Education said the Girls Power Camp was a platform that enhanced knowledge, self-confidence and self-esteem of the girls. She suggested advocacy and lobbying, girls� forums and conferences, formation and running of girls clubs in schools among other interventions as some practical strategies to help the Girls Power Project. Madam Scholastica Gyiele, a retired educationist, who chaired the programme urged the girls to stay away from young men and pay attention to their education irrespective of their backgrounds. She advised the girls to educate their peers on what they have learnt during the camping.