Muhammad Alabira Nabordo
The Jigawa State Universal Basic Education Board has announced plans to mobilize 16,000 mothers to participate in school monitoring, to strengthen school safety and improve learning outcomes.
The Chairman stated this on Thursday while fielding questions from Journalists in Dutse, Jigawa State capital.
According to Professor Jaruna Musa, this initiative is part of Governor Malam Umar Namadi’s administration efforts to expand community participation in school monitoring and ownership.
“Under this program, five mothers will be selected from each basic school to undergo training and mentorship.
“These mothers will be tasked with monitoring key areas, including ensuring children attend school with necessary learning materials, assessing learning progress.
“It include promoting school enrollment, and safeguarding children against physical molestation or security challenges,” he stressed.
Professor Musa revealed that over 3,600 mothers have already been trained in pilot local governments, with plans to scale up the initiative to all basic schools in the state.
He said the training of 57 Local Education Authority (LEA) gender officers from across the 27 local government areas of the state aimed at building their capacity to support and work with these mother groups effectively.
Professor Musa therefore expressed optimism that women’s participation and community ownership in education will help address the high rate of out-of-school children and learning poverty, ultimately improving learning outcomes and literacy levels in the state.
The Executive Chairman called on the general public to support Governor Namadi’s efforts in revitalizing the state’s education sector, making qualitative education available and accessible to every child in Jigawa State.
“With this initiative, the state government demonstrates its commitment to improving education outcomes and promoting community involvement in school development,” he concluded.
