- The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that approximately 2 million children are currently out of school in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states ¹.
- UNICEF is supporting these out-of-school children to enroll in school and access quality learning opportunities through the Global Partnership for Education Accelerated Funding (GPE-AF) project.
- The project aims to expand access to education for displaced children, improve teaching and learning quality, and address the ongoing learning crisis in the region.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that a staggering 2 million children are currently out of school in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states. This alarming figure is attributed to prolonged armed conflict and climate-related disasters in the northeast, which have severely disrupted essential services, including education ¹.
To address this issue, UNICEF is working with the Ministry of Education, the governments of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe, and the Global Partnership for Education to strengthen government capacity and enhance the resilience of the education system.
The GPE-AF project aims to ensure that more children, especially those displaced by conflict, enroll in and complete school. It also seeks to enhance the quality of teaching and learning through teacher training and provision of learning materials.
UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, emphasized that education is a right for all children, including those affected by conflict, and it should never be denied. She expressed gratitude for the new funding phase, which will guarantee access to education for some of the world’s most disadvantaged children and improve the quality of education services available to them.
