World Bank to Provide Scholarship to 152,000 Girls in Katsina State – THISDAYLIVE

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Francis Sardauna in Katsina

The World Bank through its Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project has concluded plans to give scholarships to 152,000 school girls in Katsina State to enhance enrolment, retention and transition of girls in school.

The State Coordinator of AGILE, Mustapha Shehu, disclosed this yesterday, during the ceremonial flag off of the disbursement of $5,092,000 school improvement grants to junior and senior secondary schools in the state.

He explained that the project would train 19,000 girls on digital literacy and market relevant skills, targeting poor senior secondary school girls who are less likely to continue schooling after graduation.

He added that 17,000 boys had been identified within the same focus classrooms to give them market-relevant skills, while teachers would also be trained to deliver the digital literacy skills.

Shehu said: “In this regard, the project is going to support 129…



Source: Thisday Newspaper