The British Council has announced the introduction of the Girls’ Education and Advocacy Research Network (GEARn) made up of research teams whose primary goal is to contribute to issues equity in basic education in Nigeria.
The BC stated tht the step was taken to develop a strategic approach to equity and inclusion of marginalised groups and aid development of a holistic policy on inclusive education in the country.
“The network of researchers will produce progressive research reports which will support the development of government and donor policy in response to the adoption of the new Sustainable Development Goals.
“This will be achieved through supporting the production of peer reviewed research output of the highest quality and use of evidence in developing education policy in Nigeria.
“The project is particularly focused on identifying and explaining where education systems, models, innovations and institutions have resulted in improved participation and outcomes for girls and other marginalised populations”, British Council director, Mohammed Ahmed said.
He added: “British Council has committed to supporting women and girls in Nigeria through our work and with the GEAR Network our ambition is to ensure that we support the development of a more inclusive education system based on evidence of programmes that work”
The research teams are expected to work at state level and the British Council has prioritised Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Niger, Sokoto and Zamfara states for the project.
