The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund has provided essential learning skills to 285,000 beneficiaries in Borno and Yobe states.
The initiative is thanks to funding from the Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria project by the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office, in collaboration with Education Cannot Wait.
According to The PUNCH, the Education Officer, UNICEF Maiduguri Field Office, Mustapha Shehu, said, “The initiative underscores a comprehensive approach to addressing the educational challenges posed by conflict, specifically emphasising inclusivity and quality learning for vulnerable children.
He said 2,800 teachers were trained on the TaRL method of teaching in Maiduguri, Jere and Konduga, and each teacher taught about 50 pupils for two hours daily in arranged open spaces outside the normal classroom environment for fast learning.
“The TaRL pedagogy is learner-friendly and increases enrolment, attendance and retention of pupils at school.”
The beneficiaries include 270,500 children aged 6 to 17 years, comprising 45% boys and 55% girls, along with 7,200 educators and facilitators, 1,035 government officials, and 2,235 school and center-based management committee members.
