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Audu Liman, SENSE Chief of Party
By Joseph Adahnu, Yola
The achievement recorded by Strengthening Education in North East Nigeria (SENSE) in support of primary school learners in Adamawa and Gombe states have been described as a laudable.
USAID launched the program in March, where the achievement and activity appreciated reading outcomes for 353,000 in primary grades 1, 2 and 3 these wouldn’t have been achieved for the key evidence-based interventions to address the challenges facing the education sector in Nigeria has made an impact.
The achievement of SENSE is in collaboration with AUN and SUBEB.
This was made known available in statement by Audu Liman, SENSE Chief of Party in Yola, Adamawa state.
According to USAID, the lack of teaching and learning materials (TLMs) was addressed through provision of Hausa language for learners in target schools, that were importantly, the reading material was addressed by the activity through the development of context specific and grade appropriate supplementary readings materials 5.2million were provided to learners over the course of 3years.
USAID said the activity developed the teaching skills of 9,711 to teach early grade reading in order to compliment teacher professional development, by supporting two states to established 39 Teachers Resource centers (TRCs) at local government areas so that teachers can create teaching and leaning aids for in classrooms.
It was also said that, education support by parents was straightened through the activity over 1000 schools in Adamawa and Gombe states who have a Community Education Volunteer selected by the SBMCs from amongst themselves to monitor and report on teaching and learners in their schools.
Also noted that, the activity developed the capacity of 659 education Managers to implement a data-driven teacher professional development program supporting teachers to deliver quality earlier grade reading, and that the forum is now fully funded by the government.
Audu Liman said the impact of COVID-19 on education sector where the activity quickly transitioned its delivery mode to ratio to ensure learners continue to learn. In order to make learning enjoyable for some weeks, SENSE utilized drama and songs together with scripted workbooks.
The development, over 500,000 learners across the two states continue to learn even schools were closed, three key innovations were accepted by the states among which include as education management system including inputs from the school and local education authority levels so actual challenges from the lower level are given the attention deserved.
On his part, the education leadership and chairman Adamawa state SUBEB Dr. Salhi Atiku lauded the program and that, “if we had this idea even before the SENSE program, we could have gone far in terms of management and planning of the education system in Northeast Nigeria.
