GESA, KAIJER Unveil ‘Bridge the Gap’ Initiative to Support Vulnerable Children in School
By Genesis Ogiri ABUJA — The GESA Initiative and KAIJER Youth Empowerment Initiative have unveiled Project Bridge the Gap, a community-centred educational intervention conceived to strengthen access, retention and continuity in basic education for vulnerable children facing socioeconomic and structural barriers to schooling. The initiative was unveiled during a stakeholders’ engagement at Junior Secondary School, Peyi, Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, which convened representatives of government education agencies, school authorities, parents, traditional and religious institutions, development partners, civil society organisations, private-sector stakeholders, teachers and the media around the imperative of safeguarding inclusive and equitable educational opportunities. Delivering the keynote address, Executive Director of GESA Initiative, Cynthia Ifueko Obazee, said the intervention was designed against the backdrop of persistent socioeconom...