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Helping Girls Go Back to School in Nigeria

After dropping out of elementary school, Amina Jibrin turned to selling fried yams to support her family. She had done this for seven years when she learned about a free vocational training program for young women. The Adolescent Girls Program (AGP), a component of the

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Washing their Way to a Healthier Future in Nigeria

Do high quality basic education and improved hygiene practices go hand in hand? The Northern Education Initiative (NEI) says yes, and has used this premise to drive the project’s recent efforts. NEI, a USAID-funded project that helps local and state agencies in Bauchi and Sokoto

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