Dala LGEA lauches Post literacy and Cohort 3

KNSG In collaboration with BESDA reduce the Number of Out of School Children.

By JB Danlami

The Executive Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Danlami Hayyo, has said Kano State Government in collaboration with Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) have achieved a lot in reduce the Number of Out of School Children in the state 

Dr. Hayyo announced this at a one day Sensitization and Drive Campaign on Post literacy and Cohort 3 activities under Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) organized by the State Universal Basic Education Board through Dala Local Government Education Authority held at Gwammaja Special Primary School.

Represented by the Deputy Director Public Relations Balarabe Danlami Jazuli, the Chairman said the event was organized to mobilize and sensitize the relevant stake holders on the two BESDA activities, Post literacy and Cohort 3 to solicit the support of the Community members for successful implementation of the two activities. 

Dr. Hayyo said eight metropolitans local Governments were selected to conduct Post literacy is a program which was designed to train Tsangaya and Learning center students who registered and completed cohort one and two and wishes to further their literacy level, pointed out that the development was also  aimed to provide  them with full opportunity to main stream to upper basic classes.

Furthermore, the Executive Chairman noted that, cohort 3 is also designed to train students of new established Tsangaya and Learning center across forty four Local Government Education authorities    therefore called on Alarammas, Proprietors and communities members to support and contribute toward the success of the program.

In her speech, the Acting Education Secretary of the area, Hajiya Halima Mustapha said under Cohort 3 and post literacy the Local Government Education authorities has so far registered fifty one Tsangaya, Eleven Learning centers and Sixty one post literacy centers across the area.Hajiya Halima said the LGEA has since started distributed of teaching and learning materials, mats , white Boards and other relevant items to the new established tsangaya, learning centers and post literacy centers.

While thanking BESDA and SUBEB management for the provision of the items, she called on the beneficiaries to make good use the materials to justify huge amount spent.  

In their separates remarks, the Chairman, School Based Management Committee ( SBMC) and the Chairperson Mothers Asociation,  Malam Usman Madugu Na ya’u and Laila Saif assured their redness to mobilize community member to ensure the all Out of Schools Children in the area were enrolled in tsangaya or learning centers to access basic education.

The Head of Unit Social Mobilization malam Musa Tukur thanked the participants at the event for honoring the invitation then urged them to put in their best in mobilizing and sensitizing the community member on the new development.

The District head of the area and Sarkin Dawakin tsakar gida Alhaji Abdullahi Lamido Sunusi  represented by the ward head of Gwammaja, Mallam Ahmad Usman assured full support of traditional rulers in the area to ensure successful implementation of the program.

Mallam Ahmad Usman on behalf of the District head of the area Alhaji Abdullahi Lamido Sunusi launched the registration of new student for Tsangaya and Learning centers