Kano To Reopen 10 Boarding Schools
The Kano State government has said 10 boarding schools closed by the previous government in the state are set to reopen to improve access to girls’ education, especially those from rural areas.
The state girl-child coordinator at the Ministry of Education, Hajia Amina Kassim, stated this while responding to questions from journalists during a legislative dialogue on Gender-Responsive Education Budgeting(GREB) organised by Bridge Connect Africa Initiative(BCAI) with support from the Malala fund.
Acknowledging that cultural and socio-economic barriers contribute to the lack of access to girl-child education in the state, she said proximity tends to be another challenge. Many girls who graduated from primary schools don’t transition to secondary education due to lack of access.
She maintained that the state government, after declaring a state of emergency in the education sector, has spent billions of naira refurbishing and renovating the boarding schools, noting that “very soon they will be open for the girls to have access to education.”
Hajiya Kassim also noted that some of the boarding schools in operations such as WTC Kano, GGS Dala are hosting children from their catchment areas, as such when the others are open, they will operate similarly.
