In late March 2020, the UNICEF office in Nigeria received a GPE grant of US$140,000 to support the Ministry of Education with preparing a COVID-19 education strategic framework on continuity of learning.
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The US$15 million COVID-19 grant supports:
- 16 states, representing 63% of schools and nearly 70% of children enrolled in school. The Federal Ministry of Education has developed a COVID-19 Education Sector Strategic Framework available on its online portal, enabling states to adapt materials and develop specific response strategies
- access to diverse remote learning programs appropriate for each context, through state-level radio and television-based education programs, printed take-home activity books, worksheets, and assessment cards
- safe school operations with psychosocial support, access to children with special needs, provisioning WASH and hygiene supply to schools, back-to-school campaigns
- enhanced systemic capacity and preparedness and resilience to future shocks through capacity building at the state level
- prioritization of children from the most marginalized groups for the distribution of take-home materials and ICT equipment. They include migrant families, children from refugee communities, Almajiris and IDP camps, children living in poverty, and children with special needs
- strong emphasis on social behavioral mobilization, including sensitization on gender-based violence for girls.
Allocation: US$15 million
Years: 2020-2021
Grant agent: UNICEF
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