Sokoto State Government will ensure access to quality education for a
total of 1.7m primary school and out of school children under the new
Northern Education Initiative Plus (NEI+) policy.
To be funded by the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID), the policy will reach 1.6 million primary school children in
grades One to Three, along with 500,000 out of school children and
youths attending 11,000 non-formal learning centres.
Speaking at the launching of the project in Sokoto Tuesday, USAID's
Mission Director for Nigeria, Mr. Michael Harvey, said the initiative
will use the 'whole child, whole teacher, whole school and whole system
approach which addresses critical supply and demand factors that affect
learning, teaching, management, parental participation and
responsiveness to parental needs.'
He said in practical terms, the initiative will improve reading skills
for more two million school-aged children and youth. "It will also train
and equip 45,000 teachers and learning facilitators who can reach
children in schools and non-formal learning centres," he added.
While announcing that Bauchi, and another yet-to-be named state will
also benefit from the project, Harvey said the commitment shown by the
political leadership in Sokoto to address the challenges of education
will have far reaching benefits.
In his remarks, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal said his administration
is determined to ensure that all children get access to quality
education in the state.
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