The intention of this launch, which doubles as a media engagement with media practitioners, is to give a public launch of the research report of the Centre and update them about developments on the tortuous journey of reducing the out-of-school girls in Adamawa State with support from the Malala Fund. It is also meant to draw attention and constantly remind the general public of the negative impact of their poor support toward the education of the girl child on society and Nigeria at large.

A statement by Ms. Frances Igwilo, the Gulmakai Champion for Malala Fund, said participants expected at the launch and media engagement are Civil Society Organizations and Media houses. The research report focused on the number of out-of-school girls in 3 local governments, namely Maiha, Numan, and Song, with that of the entire Adamawa State. The result is still not encouraging, as many girls are still out of school, and the system in place is not sufficient to accommodate them when they want to come back. These barriers are social and cultural norms, poor infrastructure, and inadequate, unqualified female teachers. And calls on the National Assembly to amend the Universal Basic Education Act to fill in the gap and improve girl enrolment and retention through senior secondary school.

She enjoined parents and members of the public to join in the campaign for girl-child education, especially in northern Nigeria, and encouraged well-meaning citizens to follow the proceedings of the Peer Clubs by following us on our Twitter and Instagram handles @centrelsd and hashtag #Girls2School #Girls@SchoolAdamawa

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