Tag: out-of-school children
THE NORTHERN EDUCATION INITIATIVE PLUS; A PACESETTER IN PROVIDING BASIC EDUCATION FOR NIGERIAN CHILDREN
Thousands of children marched on the streets of Soweto on June 16, 1976, demanding quality education taught in their own language. Tragically, many were massacred for their stance. The Day of the African Child honors their uprising and is celebrated to raise awareness about continued improvement in education for all African children, especially for girls and out-of-school children with no
DARAZO WOMEN BUILD TOILETS FOR NON-FORMAL LEARNING CENTER
The Northern Education Initiative Plus project encourages community participation while working to provide basic education across 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Sokoto and Bauchi states. Women groups volunteer to visit house-to-house to educate parents of the benefits of sending their children to school. They engage community leaders who in turn lend their support to the importance of education. These
ALMAJIRIS ACCESS BASIC EDUCATION AT NON-FORMAL LEARNING CENTER
At the Da’awa Non-formal learning centre in Zango community, Bauchi State, about 70 almajiris (out-of-school boys roaming the street) learn to read and write. Amina Usman, teacher at the centre, speaking about her motivation said “It doesn’t matter if it is not your child, if you help other people’s children to learn, you make a big contribution to society,” she
