No fewer than 9,872 adolescent girls are expected to benefit from the second chance education at non-formal learning centres on basic literacy, numeracy and life skills programme in Niger State.
Niger State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Hadiza Asabe Mohammed, disclosed this at the flag-off ceremony for the three-day training of facilitators, held at Yayi hotels, in Minna, the state’s capital.
According to Mohammed, the training aims to support girls who could not complete their formal education.
The training for the facilitators was organised by the Niger State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education in collaboration with the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project, and Women Advocating for Gender Solutions and Mentorship.
Mohammed explained that the facilitators are expected to be trained on basic literacy and acquire skills for life sustainability.
The selected participants for the programme were urged to make adequate use of the opportunity.
The Niger State Coordinator for the AGILE Project, Hajiya Maimuna Ibrahim Tahir, disclosed that 100 facilitators were selected for the training, adding that they were expected to train no fewer than 9,872 girls beneficiaries of the basic literacy, numeracy and life skills programme.
“Use this second chance opportunity and grab it. You have missed the first chance. So, this second chance, let’s get it right,” Tahir told the girls.
Earlier, the Executive Director of Women Advocating for Gender Solutions and Mentorship, Fauziya Abubakar Kure, noted that the partnership between her organisation and AGILE was a shared passion for empowering girls and promoting education.
She said she looked forward to seeing how the training would impact the facilitators and beneficiaries.
Some of the facilitators who spoke to The Guardian said they were excited about the opportunity and promised to impact the acquired knowledge on the selected beneficiaries of the project.
They also lauded the AGILE Project for the initiative.
