By Aisha Gambo
The Kaduna State Government under its Ministry of Education has urged the media to support the ‘Reaching Out-of -School Children(ROODC)’ project aimed at returning 100,000 children back to school.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ROODC project is a four-year project aimed at inclusive, equitable, quality primary education for children and adolescents in the state.
The Director, Planning, Ministry of education,Salisu Baba, made the call during a two-day ROOSC media visibility plan development with the State Media Working Group in Kaduna .
He stated that the state government in partnership with some development agencies was working hard to ensure that out-of-school children were returned back to school through the project.
Baba explained that the role of media in sensitisation and publicity cannot be over emphasised, saying that the project needed enhanced visibility for the citizens to be aware of the project .
While speaking, the Project Director, (ROOSC), Mr Emmanuel Mbursa, stated that it would provide inclusive and equitable provision of quality primary education for all children.
He added that the intervention, which was gender-sensitive, pro-poor, was aimed at providing quality, sustainable, and affordable education for every child in the state.
Mbursa explained that, out of the 100,000 out-of-school children to be supported and returned back to school included over 32,000 pupils in integrated Non-State Quaranic, Tsangaya, foundations and neighbourhood schools.
He added that 500,000 teaching and learning materials would be distributed to pupils and teachers while 3,200 teachers would be recruited and paid allowances.
Mbursa explained that 102 new schools would be constructed across the 23 local government areas, urging the journalist to follow up and report the progress of the project.
Speaking earlier, the Gender Inclusion Specialist, ROOSC project, Masturah Baba, stated that gender inclusion was central to the project in ensuring inclusive education.
She explained that lack of ‘Water Hygiene and Sanitation (WASH)’ facility was a major hindrance to girl-child education, adding that over 7,000 dignitary kits would be distributed to the girls to improve menstrual hygiene.
According to her, girls would be trained on how to make reusable pads to ensure sustainability.
NAN also reports that the project is supported by the Islamic Development Bank(IsDB) and Global Partnership for Education (GPE) in partnership with Save the Children International and UNICEF. (NAN)
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