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Zamfara State government and stakeholders have met to validate and domesticate national gender policy on education aimed to promote equal access to quality education for all in the state. The Zamfara State Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project, who supported and organised the stakeholders’ meeting, said the aim was to review and validate the National Policy on Gender in Education and adapt it to align with the state. Speaking during a two-day meeting, the Zamfara State AGILE coordinator, represented by the deputy coordinator, Dr. Salisu Dalhati, explained that the meeting comprised critical stakeholders from government, ministries, departments, and agencies as well as some key actors in education in the state. “Our goal is to ensure that the policy aligns with ongoing education reforms. After this, we will develop a costed implementation plan with a monitoring and evaluation framework to track progress,” he said. Dr Dalhatu further emphasised that the domesticated policy will help institutionalise gender across all MDAs and ensure sustainability even after the end of AGILE project in the state. “After the review and validation exercise, we will clean up the document and present it to the state Project Steering Committee for onward presentation to the state Governor for consent and adoption,” he revealed. He expressed optimism that Zamfara will emerge as a frontline state in the implementation of gender-responsive educational policies for the state. Earlier, the state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mallam Wadatau Madawaki, who was represented by the Special Assistant to the Governor, Hon. Sani Malafiya, said the National Policy on Gender in Education was aimed to address disparities and promote equal access to quality education for all in the state.
