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The PLANE programme in Nigeria aims to improve literacy and transition rates for children and young people by reducing pupil-teacher ratios in schools. The goal is to achieve these improvements by August/September 2028
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Explore PLANE Window-2 strategies to improve access to
basic education in Nigeria.

Building Blocks For Better Learning

Enhancing the quality of teaching and learning to deliver foundational literacy and numeracy

Protecting the Vulnerable​

Improved the well-being, protection, and safeguarding of conflict-affected children, particularly girls and children with disabilities.

Provide Fundamental Literacy

Empowering marginalized children, especially girls, to complete primary education and transition to junior secondary education ​

Strengthening Education in Emergency

Strengthened the capacity of governments and communities to plan, finance, and implement education in emergency contexts in line with evidence and best practices.

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conflict-affected children are without ​access to basic education.

Children and adolescents lack the fundamental literacy and numeracy (FLN) skills as well as transferrable skills required for the transition to productive life opportunities. This is especially true for children from low-income homes, as well as females and disabled children.

The 14 years-long conflict in Nigeria’s northeast has resulted in widespread displacement, violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, protection risks, and a deepening humanitarian crisis, which has had a devastating impact on safe access to quality learning.

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Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN)
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Education opportunities for Out-of-School Children (OOSC)
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Milestones Achieved​
95%

95% of children feel safe in school

30k+

Over 30,000 out-of-school children benefited from the Accelerated Basic Education Programme Intervention

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Over 5000 school girls engaged with life skill sessions in Borno and Yobe states

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Over 1000 Children enrolled in Kanuri Arithmetic Reading and Initiative (KARI) classes

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Over 3000  teachers trained on psychosocial support and child safeguarding skills

OUR GOAL

To improve literacy rates and transition rates for children and young people by reducing pupil-teacher ratios in schools. The goal is to achieve these improvements by August/September 2028.

Duration

5 years

2021-2025

Key Interventions​

to deliver education in crisis​

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Foundation Literacy and Numeracy

Includes learning materials, Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), Kanuri Arithmetic and Reading Instructions (KARI), evidence generation, non-formal learning and building teachers’ capacity on inclusive pedagogy

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Completion and Transition

Engage parents and community members through life skills, menstrual health management, and sexual rights and reproductive rights, inclusive of WASH services, dignity kits and the renovation of school facilities.

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Safeguarding and Protection

Psychosocial support and building the capacity of school-based management committee on safe schools, inclusive learning and positive discipline

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Data and Evidence

Effective Education Management Information System (EMIS), EduTrac, evidence-based sector plan, strengthened TMIS, and learning assessment

Other Achievements

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Capacity building for 973 Teachers

The capacity of 973 teachers was built on the TaRL Language Learning from Familiar to Formal (L2F2) approach through a 10-day training to facilitate the implementation of TaRL during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Safeguarding awareness for School-Based Management Committees (SBMC)

371 School-Based Management Committee (SBMC)​members now have improved knowledge on child safeguarding and are taking direct actions to ensure that children are adequately protected in schools, communities and beyond in Borno and Yobe states.

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Operationalisation of Safe School Declaration (SSD)

The project continued providing support to states to operationalize the Safe School Declaration (SSD). 744 SBMC members, educational staff and community members acquired knowledge to improve safety and security in and around schools. Additionally, an assessment of children’s and adolescents’ safety was conducted in 54 focus schools and revealed that 95 per cent of children feel safe in school.

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Strenghtening Teacher Management Information System (TMIS).

Two technical teams (one per state) ​were formed to provide support to government officials to operate the Teacher Management Information System (TMIS). The members comprise of SUBEBs, Ministries of Education (MoEs), Teaching Service Board and Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) Education Management Information System (EMIS) officers from Borno and Yobe states.

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Improving the practice and use of formative assessments

UNICEF collaborated with ​the Centre for International Training and Outreach (CITO) Institute for Educational Measurement to improve the practice and use of formative assessments in Borno and Yobe states (and by extension Nigeria). Support was provided to Borno and Yobe SUBEBs to build the capacity of 648 teachers (38 per cent women) with improved knowledge of the administration and interpretation of formative assessments developed in three core-curriculum primary school subjects (mathematics, English and science). The materials have been uploaded on the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP) portal to encourage the use of the digital platform by teachers, learners and parents across the country.

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EduTrac system skills for 172 head teachers

A total of 172 head teachers​and other education officials acquired the skills to operate the EduTrac system. All the target schools have been provided with mobile phones, and a control room has been set up at the SUBEB EMIS Department to coordinate and support the implementation of EduTrac activities.

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1 out of 3

children in the North-East are out of school

Conflicts, climate crises, disasters, poverty, and, now, a global public health crisis have a devastating impact on the right to education of millions of people.

Children living in emergency contexts are not only facing the immediate dangers of crisis but also the long-term risk of being excluded from educational opportunities, which can further exacerbate their vulnerability and limit their future prospects.​

​ ​PLANE works to ensure access to foundational learning for marginalized, conflict-affected children and support the recovery of systems to enable their continued access and retention. ​

Conflicts, climate crises, disasters, poverty, and now COVID-19, a global public health crisis have a devastating impact on the right to education of millions of children.

Children living in emergency contexts are not only facing the immediate dangers of these crises, but also the long-term risk of being excluded from educational opportunities, which can further exacerbate their vulnerabilities and limit their future prospects.

PLANE works to ensure access to foundational learning for marginalised, conflict-affected children and support the recovery of systems to enable their continued access and retention.

When children are educated, entire communities benefit.

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    EMPOWERING TEACHERS TO PROTECT SCHOOLS FROM ATTACKS

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  • Radio Learning Brings Hope and Education to Displaced Children like Awana in North-East Nigeria

    Radio Learning Brings Hope and Education to Displaced Children like Awana in North-East Nigeria

    Awana Umaru’s life was turned upside down when he and his family were displaced by conflict from their home in Mafa Local Government Area, Nigeria, eight years ago. The young boy found himself in an IDP camp in Maiduguri, Borno State, where he faces daily nightmares and constant struggles to survive. Despite the hardships, Awana found meaning, friendship, and purpose through radio learning classes offered at the camp for out-of-school children.

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Towards Uninterrupted Education

In Chabbal Kura’s only school, safe water for vulnerable children.

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Locations

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Maiduguri
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Konduga
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Potiskum
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Jere
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Damaturu
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