From Joseph Asegba, Yola
To empower Adolescent girl children, AGILE-AF has Constructed 64 Classrooms Across the 21 Local Government Areas of Adamawa State.
The initiative is to improve the Adolescent Girls to Learn and Empowerment with Additional Funding (AGILE-AF) announces its commitment to its transformation aimed to improve access to quality education for adolescent girls aged 13-19, provide them with safe learning spaces, and reduce school dropout rates among girls in the state.
This step was announced by Prof. Sofeme Jebson, who led implementors of the Safe Spaces component of the AGILE-AF during a One-Day stakeholders meeting and its workshop under the theme, “Life Skills Empowerment Through Safe Spaces” organized by AGILE-AF with the collaboration of Adamawa State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development.
Jebson said the event highlighted the urgent need to create conducive environments for the learning and empowerment of girls through life skills education.
The occasion had the Adamawa State Commissioner for Education, Garba Umar Pella and was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Aisha Umar who described the initiative as timely. “Safe spaces are critical for creating successful learning environments and improving student performance, which aligns with our commitment to prioritizing education for all”.
Pella lauded Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri for his unwavering dedication to education, noting that the state has invested over ₦7 billion in external examinations and provided scholarships for 50 students to study in China.
In a goodwill message, Siddiki Liman, the Project Coordinator for AGILE-AF, emphasized the initiative’s focus on addressing barriers to education, such as poverty and early child marriage, that often force girls out of school.
“Our mission is to create safe and accessible learning spaces for adolescent girls, ensuring that those who have dropped out are re-enrolled in school. To further support them, financial incentives will be provided each term as motivation”.
He noted that the initiative will also offer digital literacy and skills training to empower girls with tools for a brighter future and urged school principals and stakeholders at the event to submit their school account details to facilitate the project, ensuring no community misses out on this life-changing opportunity.
AGILE-AF is committed to fostering an enabling environment for girls, enhancing project management, and strengthening the education system in Adamawa State. This initiative is expected to have a far-reaching impact on the lives of adolescent girls, providing them with the education and skills they need to thrive and contribute meaningfully to their communities.
AGILE also called on stakeholders, community leaders, and school administrators to support the project by mobilizing efforts to identify and enrol out-of-school girls and ensure smooth project implementation, it accordingly said “together, we can create a future where every girl has access to quality education and the opportunity to excel.
The events iincludeseveral speakers irawn from all ,with the inclusion of Gender-Based Violence indicators and awareness in the education plan of the girls, aasic health awareness training and climate change consciousness in the curriculum design for the AGILE-AF.
These speakers also submit that these components will facilitate in delivering a comprehensive and holistic education for the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment – Additional Funding (AGILE-AF) project in Adamawa a unique project in Nigeria, and issued by the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment – Additional Funding (AGILE-AF).
