Girls Education Project gets Nigerian girls back into school

Jamila, 12, goes door to door every day selling vegetables. It has been four years since she had to quit school.

Jamila is one of many girls from poor families who have been forced to leave their education behind in northern Nigeria, where 40 per cent of school-aged children are not in school.

To help face the mounting challenge, the Government of Nigeria, UNICEF and other partners have launched the Girls' Education Project here. Its goals: to get more children to school and reduce gender disparities in primary and secondary education. With $50 million committed by the United Kingdom, the project has had a head start and is quickly gaining momentum.

To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/nigeria_39351.html

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[TheMoncheri86]

Poor Jamila!! :-(

[krzintegraboi]

looks like they learn arabic there also. i guess the north and south are really really different and not just faiths.

[Nestoba]

Where is the UBE of the Federal government and the MDG .

[gvicman]

Sometimes the parents are supposed to be held responsible for this shameful situation,even when the Govt could provide a Classroom,A teacher and textbooks,yet the parents could not afford just to buy a Uniform and common mid-day meal allowance for their kids,Why should someone have kids when u are not fit to take care of them.

[UduVudoo]

Wasila seems like such a smart, sharp girl!

[ObamaKids]

A very positive view of a country we should watch. Great story.