By Hamisu Hussaini
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) has urged parents, teachers and communities to strengthen support for girls’ education and encourage school dropouts to return.
Prof. Binta Ali, Coordinator, FAWE Katsina Chapter, made the call on Saturday in Katsina during a community sensitisation programme on girls’ education.
Ali said the programme was organised to raise awareness on the importance of educating girls and encourage communities to support those who had dropped out to return to school.
She said the initiative also targeted girls who left school due to marriage, divorce or other circumstances that disrupted their education.
According to her, FAWE operates in 33 of the 54 African countries, while only three states in Nigeria were selected to participate in the programme, with Katsina among them.
She said the organisation was committed to ensuring that girls had access to education and opportunities that would enable them to contribute meaningfully to their families and communities.
Ali stressed the importance of equipping girls with relevant skills to enhance their self-reliance and prepare them for future opportunities.
She urged parents, teachers and community leaders to work together to remove barriers preventing girls from enrolling in or completing their education.
The coordinator said the chapter believed that a second chance to learn is a second chance to succeed, urging stakeholders to ensure that every girl had an opportunity to learn.
Earlier, Binta Hamisu-Tafashiya, Deputy Coordinator, FAWE Katsina Chapter, emphasised the need for collective efforts by parents, schools, communities and other stakeholders to promote girls’ education.
Also speaking, Hamisu Aminu, Chairman, School-Based Management Committee (SBMC), Sarararin Kuka Primary School, described girls’ education as paramount to the development of society.
Aminu, however, stressed the need to complement formal education with skills acquisition to enable girls to become self-reliant.
He called on communities to support orphans and less-privileged children, particularly those facing challenges that could prevent them from remaining in school.
The SBMC chairman also appealed to the government to sustain its partnership with non-governmental organisations in promoting girls’ education and creating opportunities for their development.
He said investing in girls’ education would help produce professionals capable of contributing meaningfully to the development of their families and communities. (NAN)
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