Northern Education Initiative Plus (NEI+) Program

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Key Information

The Nigeria Northern Education Initiative Plus (NEI+) program seeks to improve access and quality of education for more than 2 million school-aged children and youth in two northern states in Nigeria.  NEI+ will be implemented in Bauchi and Sokoto states.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Nigeria

Activity URL

https://www.creativeassociatesinternational.com/projects/nigeria-northern-education-initiative-plus/

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2015 - 2020

Partner(s)

Florida State University (FSU), Overseas Strategic Consulting (OSC), Value Minds, Association for Education Development Options (AEDO), Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA), and the Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN).

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

Adapted

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment

Quality

  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • School facilities
  • School quality
  • Teacher training

Skills

  • Literacy

Cross-cutting areas

  • COVID-19 Response
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Teachers - female, Teachers - male, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Not applicable or unknown

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

  • Orphans and vulnerable children

Program Approaches Back to Top

Curriculum/learning

  • Increased availability of learning materials

School-related gender-based violence

  • Training of school personnel (including teachers)

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • Literacy - in the classroom

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased enrolment in primary school
  • Increased literacy
  • Increased primary school completion

Cross-cutting goals

Not applicable or unknown