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The Nigerian girls education project: giving the girl child a voice
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:08 authored by Gloria O. Onyilo, Boluwaji Onabolu, F. Mohammed, A. GegeThe three-year Girls’ Education Project (GEP) aims to improve the quality of life of girls by seeking to increase
their enrolment, retention and completion of primary school education. The project is being implemented
in six states of Northern Nigeria, under a bilateral agreement between the Federal Government of Nigeria
and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) with funding support from the Department for International
Development (DFID). It uses an inter-sectoral approach to provide amongst other things, WASH facilities
in the targeted schools. Results in three states include construction of 323 boreholes and 688 blocks of VIP
latrines; establishment of WASH school clubs; enhanced partnerships between collaborating ministries,
the three tiers of government, public and private sector, communities and schools. Other outcomes include
increased enrolment and retention of girls as well as improved self esteem. This paper seeks to share the
human impact of the GEP project in three states of Nigeria.
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ONYILO, G.O. ... et al, 2008. The Nigerian girls education project: giving the girl child a voice. IN: Jones, H. (ed). Access to sanitation and safe water - Global partnerships and local actions: Proceedings of the 33rd WEDC International Conference, Accra, Ghana, 7-11 April 2008, pp. 67-71.Publisher
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