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Taraba State confronts widespread adult illiteracy

Yahuza Bawage

April 30, 2024 |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Taraba State

The Taraba State Mass Education Board provides literacy programs, continuing education, and skills training for adults who didn’t have access to formal schooling or who have disabilities. The board has schools in 16 local government areas across the state, and students say they feel empowered to pursue new careers and business opportunities thanks to their improved literacy skills.

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A lifeline for orphaned children in Taraba

Yahuza Bawage

April 26, 2024 |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Jalingo, Taraba State

The United Methodist Church in Nigeria Orphanage provides children who have lost their parents with a place to live, education, and healthcare.

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Watanda: This local scheme helped struggling Nigerian Muslims end Ramadan fasting with feasts

Yahuza Bawage

April 16, 2024 |

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Response Location: Nigeria

Watanda is a bulk-shopping system that helps ensure low-income families have access to meat during the Eid-al-Fitr celebration following Ramadan. In Watanda groups, members contribute money to a collective fund to purchase cattle that is then split between all the contributors. Amidst the rising cost of cattle, Watanda groups help ensure families have food on the table and can still participate in celebrations.

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How a youth-led initiative is breaking the stigma around mental diseases in northern Nigeria

Yahuza Bawage

March 15, 2024 |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

The Friends Advocacy for Mental Health Initiative (FAM) spreads awareness of the importance of mental health. It works to bring services like counseling and support groups to rural communities and schools. The Initiative’s Adolescents Save Haven Club hosts monthly sessions in secondary schools across the country, helping guide youth on their mental health journey, and has since helped over 300 students.

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Bad roads: Community bridges gap amid government neglect

Yahuza Bawage

February 19, 2024 |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Karim-Lamido, Taraba State

After a badly needed road construction project was abandoned by officials and contractors, community members banded together to pool their resources and build wooden bridges that made the road passable again.

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Schoola: From a pandemic response to leading edtech innovator

Yahuza Bawage

February 17, 2024 |

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Response Location: Nigeria

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of Nigerian entrepreneurs launched a digital education platform called Schoola, which allowed teachers to set up virtual classrooms and engage students with learning games, duels, and tournaments. The platform is now used in 110 schools across six Nigerian states.

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Silent voices, loud Impact: EQUIP initiative connects deaf youth with soft skills and confidence

Yahuza Bawage

February 12, 2024 |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

The Equip the Deaf Initiative helps people with hearing impairments learn skills that help them pursue further education and excel in their careers. Through collaborations with local schools and foundations, the Initiative has benefited 55 people with hearing impairments by teaching effective communication, leadership and problem–solving skills.

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From inspiration to action: young Nigerians take charge of their communities

Yahuza Bawage

February 07, 2024 |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Jigawa

Turnup Jigawa is a leadership program that provides mentorship around advocacy and communication with the goal of training young people to engage with lawmakers and community stakeholders. Students go on to spearhead projects in their own communities, such as one participant’s awareness campaign around environmental hygiene and another’s initiative to provide college and career counseling to secondary students.

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From school theory to real-world projects: Initiative empowers young Nigerians in tech

Yahuza Bawage

February 05, 2024 |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Zaria, Kaduna

Maha Technologies is a recruitment agency that pairs tech companies with skilled talent, particularly for women and girls in the startup sector. Maha Technologies helps those in STEM secure jobs while also fostering continuous learning, growth and skill-building through mentorship programs and training sessions.

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Breaking barriers, building businesses: Inside the Kano program empowering marginalized youth

Yahuza Bawage

January 29, 2024 |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

The GIRL-H program provides skill training and business assistance to youth from marginalized communities. Participants receive education and training in an area of their choosing and once they complete the training, they receive start-up capital to help them start their own businesses. The program has helped over 6,000 youth learn a new skill and start an entrepreneurial venture.

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