How girls’ education advocates like Gloria are keeping girls in the picture following COVID-19 in Nigeria

The project in Nigeria was crafted around the mobilization of community radios serving rural and remote areas, youth networks and key community leaders, reaching across 820 communities and 24 local government areas. Key to reaching local communities, materials were adapted and translated in four local languages, Hause, Igbo, Yoruba and Pidjin.

In communities, partnerships were secured with religious leaders, community heads and parents and guardians through discussion groups. WhatsApp and Facebook groups brought together teachers, parents, policymakers, youth, religious leaders, parliamentarians and civil society members to discuss girls’ education and advocacy visits were also conducted reaching 10,000 people.

A Girls’ Back to School Advocacy Group and a Woman-to-Woman Talk Initiative were established to engage the support of parents and guardians in favour of girls’ education. In Katsina, individuals indicated interest in setting up a GoFundMe account to support girls’ return to school. The campaign also spurred active debates and discussions taking place in markets and in the workplace.