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UNICEF supported GEP3: Girls enrolment in Bauchi hit 1,130,465 in 2020 UNICEF supported GEP3: Girls enrolment in Bauchi hit 1,130,465 in 2020 Share It is believed that as of the end of 2020 the Girls Education Program (GEP 3) has succeeded in getting approximately 214,758 additional girls into school in Bauchi State, a feat that was achieved as results from various intervention showed. With the development, Girls’ enrolment has reached 1,130,465 (965,890 Primary; 164,575 IQS) through GEP3 while 4,581 girls and 4,540 boys are participating in the G4G/HeForShe activities across six LGAs, emp...

Picking cherry tomatoes in the school greenhouse Now is the time for our state to invest in collaborative efforts that bring the education and agriculture sectors together for the benefit of our communities. Support is growing in the state legislature for the CT Grown for CT Kids Program. This bill would fund projects and programs that promote farm to school activities, potentially increasing the economic vitality of local farmers while improving the health and wellness of our children. But what is farm to school? Joey Listro Consider how often your child may have participated in farm related...

Farm to School Act Will Support Child Nutrition Programs and Local Food Systems in Rebuilding From Pandemic National Farm to School Network and National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition urge support for the Act, emphasizing farm to school's proven impacts for children, farmers, and local economies News provided by Share this article WASHINGTON, April 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A bipartisan group of Senate leaders have introduced the Farm to School Act of 2021 to support schools, farmers, and communities in building back equitably from the pandemic. The bill, sponsored by Senators Patrick Le...

Like a Phoenix: Sierra Leone’s journey to build back better after crisis strikes Image A pupil in Kambia district listening to the Radio Teaching Program. Sierra Leone. © Sierra Leone Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education. The Ebola crisis In 2014, the Ebola crisis hit Sierra Leone. A country of only 6.2 million people had more than 14,000 cases and lost close to 4,000 lives to this deadly disease. Ebola caused deep economic and social disruption. Most children were eating less, learning less, and facing increased violence and exploitation. More than twelve thousand children wer...

Protecting Children from Learning Loss: Sierra Leone’s Experience with Distance Learning and Keeping All Students Safe Format The World Bank Free Education (FREE) Project protects children in Sierra Leone from learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project provides: distance learning to 1.4 million children, of which half are girls; sensitization campaigns regarding COVID-19 prevention, gender-responsiveness, and back-to-school arrangements; school safety protocols and psychosocial support guidelines to all of the 11,000 primary and secondary schools, as well as training for 22,000...