The National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education has announced plans to train 300 students of Tsangaya Schools, who have memorised the Quran, in various skills over a nine-month period.
This initiative aims to reduce crime in both the state and the country.
Hafsat Muhammad Danmadami, a Director in the Commission, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the State Commissioner for Human Services and Social Development, Hajiya Rabi Salisu, in Kaduna.
She further stated that the Almajiris would undergo training at various Skills Acquisition and Vocational Centres in the state.
According to her, “This initiative is designed to address criminal elements across the 36 states, who exploit ungoverned spaces to engage in criminality and other social vices.”
Danmadami explained further that, the training program targets young Almajiris, also known as Kolawa or Gardawa, aged between 18 and 26 years.
“We will enroll them in various skills acquisition, academic, and literacy programs for nine months in informal or formal settings at available skills acquisition centers in the state,” she stressed
In her remarks, the Commissioner, Human Services and Social Development, Hajiya Rabi Salisu, highlighted significant achievements in implementing the State’s Child Welfare and Protection Law and other policies.
Salisu listed accomplishments such as the provision of infrastructure in the Children’s Diversion Centre, Women and Children Centre, Orphanage Homes, PWD Training and Rehabilitation Centres, Skills Acquisition Cities, and 23 LGA Women Skills Acquisition and Development Centres, among others.
She also mentioned efforts in providing guidance, psychosocial support, and promoting women and youth capacity-building initiatives, skills acquisition, entrepreneurship development, and strengthening economic empowerment opportunities for Almajiri and out-of-school children.
Salisu noted that the government, in collaboration with UNICEF, has developed strategic guidelines to engage Tsangaya School teachers and the community positively.
She added that between November 2023 and March 2024, a total of 10,000 Almajiris were enrolled into the formal school system, a model the Commission could leverage, especially in the pilot program across seven LGAs of the state.
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