Bauchi State government said it will train 102,811 girls on livelihood skills, to enhance women and girls social and economic development.
The programme would be implemented under the World Bank funded Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment, AGILE, project.
The Director, Syndicate in Supporting Women and Children Initiative, SISWACHI, an implementing partner, Maryam Mohammed stated this at the maiden meeting of the programme yesterday in Bauchi.
She said adolescent girls would be trained under the first and second phase of the two-year project in over 100 learning spaces across the state.
The director said 58,749 girls would be empowered in 2025 with life and livelihood skills through cohorts, each designed to cover six modules.
Mohammed said 300 guidance/counseling teachers and community mentors would be trained to facilitate the smooth conduct of the exercise.
“For gender based violence, 100 primary healthcare centers were selected as referral pathways for cases in the state,” she said.
The Project Coordinator, AGILE, Ali Gar said the life skills programme is a key component of the project aimed at supporting girls with lifetime skills.
He noted that the implementation of the training exercise would be articulated to meet the desired goals and ensure quality data.
Gar tasked the implementing partners to ensure that religious and community leaders are abreast with the content of the life skills curriculum. (NAN)
