The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) has completed 20 capital projects and rolled out several interventions aimed at advancing girls’ education in Zamfara State within the last year.
State Coordinator of AGILE, Hajiya Sa’adatu Abdu Gusau, disclosed this on Sunday while presenting the project’s fact sheet for activities carried out between August 2024 and July 2025 at the annual media roundtable in Gusau. She noted that although Zamfara joined the programme later than other states, it has recorded remarkable progress in boosting school enrollment and improving the quality of learning, particularly for adolescent girls.
According to her, the initiative facilitated the distribution of more than 340,000 teaching and learning materials, supplied nearly 10,000 three-seater classroom furniture, constructed 115 boreholes, renovated 590 classrooms, and built 185 modern toilets. In addition, over 8,000 adolescent girls benefited from conditional cash transfers, while 180 personnel were trained on gender-based violence (GBV) prevention.
AGILE also renovated 38 women’s vocational centres, equipped 20 with livelihood training tools, and reached more than 6,000 communities through sensitization programmes with traditional and religious leaders. The programme further organized 32 media outreach campaigns, attracting a combined audience of over 1.4 million online viewers.
To strengthen digital education, AGILE trained 103 computer teachers and distributed 1,100 desktop computers, 50 projectors, and 50 projector boards to secondary schools. It also mobilized 571 girls back to school in Gusau Local Government Area and established eco-clubs and grievance redress mechanism boxes in 174 schools.
In his remarks, Zamfara State Commissioner for Education, Malam Wadatau Madawaki, commended the initiative, describing its impact as tremendous. Represented by Social Protection Officer Ibrahim Muhammad, he said AGILE’s achievements stand among the programmes Governor Dauda Lawal is most proud of.
He emphasized the role of the media in shaping public opinion, spotlighting successes, and drawing attention to challenges in the pursuit of quality education for girls across the state.
