Ibrahim Sulaiman
The Centre for Girl-Child Education (CGE) is focused on recruiting 1,700 girls to receive training in literacy, numeracy, life skills, and vocational skills across 50 communities.
Additionally, the Centre has recruited the same number of girls who are currently undergoing baseline assessments in their respective communities.
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During a courtesy visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, in his palace in Zaria.
The Director of the Centre for Girl-Child Education, Hajiya Habiba Mohammed expla that the Centre had previously conducted the Pathways to choice project funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation across Kano, Borno and Kaduna states.
According to her, the project was aimed at educating out of school and vulnerable girls, to enroll them back and retain them in school to ensure that the girls complete schooling.
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The Director stated that the center has also adopted and implemented life skills sessions strategy to address critical areas such as health, financial literacy, leadership and personal development.
“We have designed a comprehensive life skills manual tailored to the needs of girls and will cover essential topics that contribute to the holistic development of students”
“Some trained teachers are to effectively deliver the life skills sessions, after receiving specialized training to equip them with the skills needed to facilitate the sessions.” She said.
Hajiya Mohammed assured commitment of the center to work with stakeholders in the implementation of Gender Responsive Education Sector Plans (GRESP) to address disparities in education.
She explained that the project is aimed at providing gender-equal education to all.
In his remarks, the Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli applauded the center for ensuring gender-equal education to all.
The Emir tasked the CGE to also focus attention on drug awareness among girls, expressing that drug addiction has now encroached in to homes and schools hence the need for adequate sensitization against the menace.