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AREAi partners UK Government to Promote Education Digital Equity in Rural Communities across Nigeria

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26th January 2021
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As the adoption of remote learning increases with the COVID-19 pandemic and the extent to which mass school closures have interrupted and impacted children’s education and learning, becomes prevalent, the United Kingdom Government, through its Prosperity Fund Digital Access Programme, has signed an agreement with the Nigerian non-profit organisation, Aid for Rural Education Access Initiative (AREAi) to carry out the “Education Digital Equity Initiative” to reach most marginalised children in rural clusters across Nigeria. 

The project whose agreement was signed on December 10, 2020 will be implemented across 12 rural communities in 6 states and would support 9000 students and school administrators from 24 primary and secondary schools with information and online resources to enable the effective use of information and communication technologies for learning.

Reacting to the project, Martha Bostock, UK’s Head of Prosperity Fund Nigeria said, “A few days ago, we celebrated the World Education Day. The Covid-19 pandemic has limited face to face education opportunities, leading to more digital and online learning. However, this has highlighted the lack of digital access and digital skills faced by many students and educators in remote areas. This digital gap is a barrier to human capital development. So it is exciting that through the Digital Access Programme, the UK Government is able to support rural and disadvantaged communities to use digital and technology to access education and adapt to the new reality of remote learning during the pandemic

The Founder and Executive Director of the NGO, Gideon Seun Olanrewaju, while commenting on the agreement, expressed his excitement and enthusiasm about the collaboration with the UK in Nigeria. He said, “As witnessed during the COVID19 pandemic, digital inequity remains a leading factor of marginalization and educational deprivation in Nigeria. We are excited that this project is set to change this narrative through its overarching objective of highlighting community-based initiatives that students from low-income families can adopt in accessing remote learning materials, digital education resources options and digital opportunities. This Education Digital Equity Initiative is set to address digital exclusion across the 6 geopolitical regions in Nigeria and will undoubtedly contribute immensely to achieving access and opportunity to digital tools, resources, and services to increase digital knowledge, awareness, and skills for rural children and under-resourced schools in remote areas and underserved communities.

According to AREAi, the targeted audience for this initiative would be reached by AREAi through advocacy and outreach; community engagement, local community stakeholders, local community influencers and the traditional media in selected communities in Kwara, Ekiti, Adamawa, Kano, Bayelsa and Ebonyi states. Revolutionizing access to digital education and mobilizing knowledge-based tools to bridge the digital divide and empower the vulnerable is a necessity. There is no gainsaying the fact that this partnership between AREAi and the UK Digital Access Program will achieve digital equity.

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