By Innocent Odoh. The United States Government, has taken a significant step to support primary education in Bauchi state as part of its policy on education across the states in Nigeria.
Indications to this development emerged on Wednesday when United States Agency for International Development (USAID), signed a five –year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Bauchi state government.
The MOU mapped out the shared and individual commitments for collaboration in the education sector made by both USAID and the Government of Bauchi, which provides a framework for mutual accountability for education activities in the state.
The MOU supports the Bauchi state government’s goals and targets in its education sector strategic plans, and establishes a preliminary plan for joint monitoring and evaluation of progress.
Speaking at the event in Abuja, the Governor of Bauchi M.A. Abubakar said,” we appreciate the support of USAID in their efforts to assisting us in our education sector. I am a product of public school from primary to secondary because it was working very well. So my vision is to make primary education work in my state.”
In his reaction the USAID Mission Director in Nigeria, Michael Harvey said,” the United States commends Bauchi State for its extraordinary efforts to provide greater learning opportunities for its children. This MOU will expand the partnership between USAID and Bauchi State to improve primary education in Bauchi.”
USAID supports Nigeria’s efforts to improve the quality of and access to basic education.
Currently, USAID implements three activities that support Bauchi State efforts to improve the education sector: Northern Education Initiative Plus, Education Crisis Response, and the Leadership, Empowerment, Advocacy and Development.
These activities build state and local government capacity and systems that will teach approximately 2 million primary school children how to read and allow nearly 551,000 children the opportunity to attend classes in community-based learning centers by the year 2020.
Indications to this development emerged on Wednesday when United States Agency for International Development (USAID), signed a five –year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Bauchi state government.
The MOU mapped out the shared and individual commitments for collaboration in the education sector made by both USAID and the Government of Bauchi, which provides a framework for mutual accountability for education activities in the state.
The MOU supports the Bauchi state government’s goals and targets in its education sector strategic plans, and establishes a preliminary plan for joint monitoring and evaluation of progress.
Speaking at the event in Abuja, the Governor of Bauchi M.A. Abubakar said,” we appreciate the support of USAID in their efforts to assisting us in our education sector. I am a product of public school from primary to secondary because it was working very well. So my vision is to make primary education work in my state.”
In his reaction the USAID Mission Director in Nigeria, Michael Harvey said,” the United States commends Bauchi State for its extraordinary efforts to provide greater learning opportunities for its children. This MOU will expand the partnership between USAID and Bauchi State to improve primary education in Bauchi.”
USAID supports Nigeria’s efforts to improve the quality of and access to basic education.
Currently, USAID implements three activities that support Bauchi State efforts to improve the education sector: Northern Education Initiative Plus, Education Crisis Response, and the Leadership, Empowerment, Advocacy and Development.
These activities build state and local government capacity and systems that will teach approximately 2 million primary school children how to read and allow nearly 551,000 children the opportunity to attend classes in community-based learning centers by the year 2020.
