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…. Strengthening Accountability for Public Service Delivery: Enhancing Community Access to Education in Northern Nigeria. Reform and service provisioning. Economic philosophy of market and service – neoliberal policies The state-confessed lack of capacity and resource to finance education.
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….. Strengthening Accountability for Public Service Delivery: Enhancing Community Access to Education in Northern Nigeria
Reform and service provisioning • Economic philosophy of market and service – neoliberal policies • The state-confessed lack of capacity and resource to finance education. • Corruption • Poverty and deep gender discrimination
What we met …..denial /violation of Right to education • Right to education of children from Gidan Kude Community in Bungudu Local Government Denied for over 27 years • Few boys and fewer girls received quality education. • Despite the commitments at international declarations such as : • Article 17of 1986 African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, • the Millennium Development Goals ( 2 & 3) and 6 Education For All goals among others for 27 years only 5 out of 317 girls their right to education in this community. • Even the obligation of the state in Article 18:1 of Chapter 2 of the Nigerian Constitution under the Fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy that “ Government shall direct its policy towards ensuring that there are equal and adequate educational opportunities at all levels.” • the Universal Basic Education Act of 2004 that states “the provision of free, universal basic education for every Nigerian child of school-going age” (UBE, 2003),did not ensure that the right to education for 98% of girls in Gidan Kude is not violated.
School environment violated the right of the children especially the girls.
Other factors included… • Poverty : Girls supported family income through hawking • Discriminatory Practices. • Gender Roles.
What we did & how • Identified key decision makers and worked with them • Community Mobilization • Reflect Methodology using 2 Reflect Circles – men & women • Capacity Building : Gender Rights awareness , Budget Tracking, RBA etc. for Imams & Community Leaders • Advocacy • Collaboration with Government Agencies. • Partnership with the traditional Institution. • Formation of SBMC, Girls Clubs & GEAG • Use of Drama & drama clubs. • Committee of Female Role models.
The change we got… • Increased Rights Consciousness: • Parents now advocate for Quality education • Improved condition of the people • Construction of a block of classrooms • Girls enrolment increased from 5 to 99 Power & Rights. Community empowered to demand their right to education • Policies & practice • Practice of girls hawking minimized during school hours. • Govt replicate Strategies in 140 Communities in Zamfara state • Additional N500m to girls education • Mobilsation of Support: • Formation of • GEAG, • Girls Club, • Committee of Female Role Models • School Based management Committees
The Change we got……………. Gidan Kude new school Alhaji Yahaya, Community Head & Leader of the Change movement in Gidan Kude
