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    Trends in enrollment, graduation and staffing of science and technology education in Nigeria tertiary institutions: a gender participation perspective

    Academic Journals, 2013
    There is little empirical data on gender participation in science and technology (S&T) education in Nigeria. This study examines the enrolment, graduation and staffing pattern of men and women in S&T fields in tertiary institutions from 1997 to 2006; the specific motivational factors for S&T education; and factors influencing their choice of career.
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    Socio-Economic Development and the Girl-Child Education: a Look at Jos North Local Government, Plateau State

    2014
    The problem of girl child education in Nigeria’s Jos North Local Government Area has socio-economic aspects related to traditional gender roles. The research presented in this article examines girl child education and its impacts, with the view of finding out why few women are educated in Jos North metropolis.
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    Adolescent girls in Northern Nigeria: financial inclusion and entrepreneurship opportunities profile

    2013
    Globally, adolescent girls are often marginalised and disengaged from both local and national decision-making, leaving them isolated and powerless to affect change. Without opportunities, girls are more vulnerable to becoming disillusioned, which can lead to risky behaviour and exploitation. Yet, information on adolescent girls in Northern Nigeria is minimal.
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    Safe spaces prototyping: a human-centered design approach

    2014
    Emerging from a human-centered project involving 32 girl co-designers in Nigeria, this guidebook for prototyping the establishment of safe spaces for women and girls began by listening to the girls and some of the people in their lives.
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    Maimuna’s story, Nigeria

    2013
    In this article, Girl Child Concerns, an arm of the organisation, Girls Not Brides, shares this heart-warming testimonial of a young Nigerian girl, Maimuna.
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    Generational Perspectives of Unprotected Sex and Sustainable Behavior Change in Nigeria

    2013
    Despite the deadly HIV/AIDS pandemic being widely well known, and over two decades of safe-sex communication and condom social marketing in Nigeria, unmarried people continue to engage in unprotected sex. Understanding their perspectives of unprotected sex is imperative for sustainable policy and intervention design.
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    #BringBackOurGirls: a joint op-ed on the abduction of more than 200 school girls in Nigeria

    UN Women, 2014
    This op-ed is about the unthinkable nightmare endured by the 200 schoolgirls who were seized in the night by armed men dressed as soldiers who said they were there to protect them. In reality, the men were militant extremists who kidnapped them, and set their boarding school on fire. At this time, the girls’ whereabouts continue to be unknown.
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    Linking small holder agriculture to school food provision

    Home Grown School Feeding, 2010
    Home grown School Feeding (HGSF) in Sub-Saharan Africa is seen as a key tool in the transition towards nationally owned school feeding programmes. However, to support the transition from externally driven school feeding to HGSF, the Partnership for Child Development (PCD) - a global consortium of concerned organisations and experts - has launched a new programme.
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    HGSF working paper series #2: linking agricultural development to school feeding

    Home Grown School Feeding, 2010
    Home-grown school feeding (HGSF) approach is conceived of as combining two distinct policy objectives: a social protection objective focused on the health and nutritional status of school-age children, and a focus on the economic and technical transformation of small-scale agriculture.
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    Developing rations for Home Grown School Feeding

    Home Grown School Feeding, 2010
    This paper discusses how to set the goals for school meal rations based on educational and nutrition outcomes. The paper points that school feeding programs do not significantly improve the nutritional status of school children unless the staple food is fortified. Consequently, parents need to be educated to continue to feed the same amounts of food at home.

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