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Every morning, Zainab walks to school in her green checked uniform and her sandals. She holds a few books in her hands, because she has no school bag to put them in. No spare pencil or full set of books. Zainab is one of many. Across Nigeria, many families cannot meet the
A year ago, you would not have found eleven-year-old Sakiya on any road to school. You would have found her at home in Garin Gunja, a farming and cattle-rearing community in Nangere Local Government Area, Yobe State, fetching, carrying and minding her younger siblings while the adults worked. Sakiya could
For Aisha, the future seemed already decided. At sixteen, she was expected to marry. But one encounter with girls who knew their rights helped her imagine a different future. The sound of celebration once filled Aisha Aliyu’s home. Her family had found her a husband, and for them, it was
He hung up on me before I could even finish my first sentence. He was so convinced I was a scammer that he didn’t even give me a chance to explain. I just sat there staring at my phone, my heart racing, thinking, Did I really choose the wrong job?
At just 12 years old, Abdul has already experienced more loss than most people face in a lifetime. Abdul is growing up in the midst of the protracted humanitarian crisis in Northeast Nigeria. Today, he is in JSS 2, living in an IDP camp and growing up without the family
“I like my school now.” For Masho, a 10-year-old pupil at Nyaja Danbo Primary School, in Taraba state, these simple words capture a huge change. For years, her school’s three-classroom building was in disrepair. The roof needed attention, the classrooms had deteriorated and broken desks made learning difficult. Today, Masho walks
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