Students at Centre of Girls Education in Zaria, Nigeria. Two Sharjah-based non-profit organisations, The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) and NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA), have combined their efforts to advocate for the rights of girls and women worldwide, to support a remote learning project in Nigeria benefiting up to 65,000 primary and secondary students, especially girls. The project’s funding requirement of $57,781 (Dhs212,225.57) was fulfilled by NAMA Fund – a fund established by NAMA to support development projects for women in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. The funding was mobilised through TBHF’s Girl Child Fund in partnership with Malala fund, co-founded by Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai. The educational radio programming project sought to ensure that children across Nigeria have timely and sustained access to quality education services during the pandemic.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 16, 2020 10:30 UTC