The CSOs Safe School Movement in Nigeria and across West Africa

04/09/2023

The panel discussion held at the dRPC- Kano Center convened in the American Spaces Kano, had the participation of the Kano State CSOs Safe Schools Technical Working Group, State Ministry of Education, State Ministry of Women Affairs, TRCN and the dRPC. Recommendations from the panel include the need for schools to formulate action plans to guide their approach in addressing issues related to gender-based violence (GBV) within the school environment and utilization of community structures such as School-Based Management Committees (SBMCs) and Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) in addressing GBV issues in schools through active participation and empowering school leaderships to report cases of GBV.
https://dailytrust.com/stakeholders-ask-states-to-develop-laws-to-tackle-gbv-in-schools/
Ford Foundation Dabesaki

04/09/2023

TRCN and NUT Teachers at the dRPC- FCT Center, Jabi of the conference following the panel discussion on Promoting Cross-learning and a Community of Practices Around Teachers’ Leadership in School Safety, with the participation of the Federal Ministry of Education, CSACEFA, TRCN, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and the dRPC, recommended that the utilization of technology to establishment of a Safe Schools COP was vital to enable teachers share experience, deliberate on ways forward, share best practices and lessons learned in real time specifically in Safe Schooling. The discussion also recommended a review of the Teacher’s Code of Conduct to incorporate guidance on how to recognize, prevent and address GBV in schools settings. https://guardian.ng/news/gbv-stakeholders-task-teachers-on-safe-schools/
Ford Foundation Dabesaki

04/09/2023

The dRPC hosted two panel discussions on “The Prospects of Introducing a School Code of Conduct to address cases of Gender Based Violence within the Basic Education Schools System – Promoting Cross-learning and a Community of Practices Around Teachers’ Leadership in School Safety”; at the Teachers Participation Centers of the 2023 TRCN Annual Teachers Conference in Kano and the FCT - 30th August 2023
Ford Foundation Dabesaki

04/09/2023

The dRPC through the 'Safe Girls, Safe Schools Project; Ending GBV in and on the way to schools' funded by Ford Foundation convened three Teachers’ Participation Centers with a capacity of 25 to 45 teachers per center in 3 states in 3 geopolitical zones - Kano (North-West), FCT (North-Central) and Akwa Ibom (South-South) in collaboration with Akwanfon Sustainable Community Association in support to the 3rd TRCN Annual conference themed: ‘Promoting Community of Practice among Nigerian Teachers for Effective Service Delivery’ (30th -31st August 2023).
Ford Foundation Dabesaki

19/07/2023

19/07/2023

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