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NEI Plus celebrates women’s day, launches radio drama on education in Bauchi, Sokoto
Staff of the USAID-funded Northern Education Initiative Plus (the Initiative) will join the rest of the world to mark the 2019 International Women’s Day celebrated globally on March 8, 2019. The theme for this year is “Balance For Better”. For us at NEI Plus, education is key to development and we believe it is part of the rights of women.
Colleges of education in Nigeria to offer early grade reading course
Teacher educators in Nigeria will have the opportunity to receive training in early grade reading, once the National Commission for Colleges of Education concludes the revision of the Nigeria Certificate in Education curriculum. The commission is revising its minimum standards to include early grade reading as a standalone course in the departments of Adult and Non-Formal Education, Primary Education and
NEI Plus celebrates International Mother Language Day
USAID’s Northern Education Initiative Plus joined the world over to celebrate the International Mother Language Day on February 21, 2019. About 600,000 children have acquired basic literacy skills through the project’s teaching and learning activities in formal and non-formal schools taught in Hausa in Bauchi and Sokoto states. Staff of the project celebrated the day reflecting on this year’s theme:
NEI Plus builds skills of 5,000 teachers on early grade reading
By Adejumobi Adegbite Abuja, Nigeria– After three years of implementing an early grade reading program in Bauchi and Sokoto states, USAID’s Northern Education Initiative Plus has implemented another multi-level teacher professional development program reinforcing skills of more than 5,000 teachers to improve reading for pupils in first to third grades in Bauchi and Sokoto states. In 2016, the Northern Education
NEI Plus Staff share memorable experiences on the first team building event
USAID’s Northern Education Initiative (NEI) Plus project recently organized a 3-day team building event for all its 109 staff members in Abuja, Sokoto and Bauchi states. This team bonding event aimed at fostering better relationship among members of staff in order to achieve the goal of improving the reading skills of one million Nigerian children by 2020. Some of the
NEI Plus retreat fosters unity amongst staff
The management of Northern Education Initiative Plus with support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for the first time, brought together all 109 staff members of the project to attend a three-day team building retreat at the Whispering Palms, Badagry, Lagos State. The retreat which held from January 8-11, 2019 was an opportunity for all staff members
Sokoto flags off state funded distribution of USAID reading materials to pupils
In meeting the commitment to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to support basic education, the Government of Sokoto state launched the distribution of early grade reading materials worth $270,000 to schools across 10 local government areas in Sokoto state. The Executive Governor of Sokoto state Aminu Waziri Tambuwal flagged off distribution
Celebrating 16 Days of Activism
In Abuja, during a two-day technical review meeting from December 3-4, 2018, staff of the USAID Northern Education Initiative Plus joined in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls around the world. They marked the occasion with a touch of orange and watched a movie enlightening everyone about the effects
NEI Plus Local Government Coordinators develop action plan for PY4
A three-day training for the Initiative’s Access and Reading Coordinators on program management held in Kano from November 13-15, 2018. The training deepened the understanding of the 20 local government coordinators on their roles and responsibilities towards sustaining the Initiative’s activities at local government and community levels in Year 4. It was also an opportunity for project management led by
Nigeria’s Annual Education Conference highlights USAID-funded Northern Education Initiative Plus
ABUJA – Nigeria’s Annual Education Conference brought together experts, advocates, international partners and policy implementers to discuss emerging issues affecting the quality of basic education in the country. The conference – themed “Education for Self-Reliance” – included a panel highlighting work from the Northern Education Initiative Plus project, funded by U.S Agency for International Development and implemented by Creative Associates International and
