Muhammad Garba
The Jigawa State Government through Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has begins to mobilization of 16,000 mothers to participate in school monitoring, aiming to enhance school safety and improve learning outcomes.
The Executive Chairman of the Board, Professor Jaruna Musa, disclosed this while responding to questions from journalists on Thursday during a training session for 57 gender officers and social mobilization officers from across the state’s 27 local government areas, held in Dutse Capital.
He explained that the administration of Governor Malam Umar Namadi introduced the initiative to formed Mothers’ Association groups to, expand community participation in school monitoring and ownership for better results.
The chairman noted that In each basic school, they will recruit five mothers who will be mentored and supported to participate in school monitoring,.
“There are five thematic areas we want the women to focus on: First, ensuring their children attend school daily with all necessary learning materials.
Second, checking their children’s books after school to assess whether learning has taken place. Third, each mother will champion school enrollment in their community to reduce out-of-school children.
Fourth, mothers will monitor their children’s safety to prevent physical molestation or security threats,” the chairman stated.
The Chairman further revealed that over 3,600 mothers from pilot local governments have already been trained and mentored, with plans to expand the initiative until such groups are established in every basic school across the state.
According to him, the training of Local Education Authority (LEA) gender officers and social mobilization officers was designed to enhance their capacity to effectively support and work with these Mothers Association to achieve the desired objectives.
Professor Musa expressed optimism that women’s participation and community ownership in education will help to reduce the high rate of out-of-school children and learning poverty, thereby improving learning outcomes and literacy levels in the state.
He called on the general public to support Governor Malam Umar Namadi’s efforts in revitalizing the state’s education sector and ensuring accessible, quality education for every child in Jigawa.
