It was an exciting experience for out-of-school girls aged 10 – 19 living in Makoko as Action Health Incorporated (AHI) in collaboration with Agency for Mass Education recently inaugurated an “Out-of-School Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment Project “ in Makoko. Through this ...
Set in the Iwaya community, an under-resourced neighbourhood in Lagos, Damilola, Polinu and Rebecca share their experiences about growing up in one of the city’s slums. Life is an inescapable nightmare: The heroines offer a rare peep into their world ...
Why are so many young girls of school age on the streets trading and not in the classrooms where they belong? A lively radio discussion tackles various angles to this problem. The city is listening; some turn off, while others ...
The education and well-being of girls is critical to nation building and development but is often not prioritized. Critical stakeholders — the government, members of the community and civil society interventionists examine the education policy and prevailing assumptions as they ...
