WFP tweets project with Canadian govt to break girls’ educational barrier in Niger

World Food Programme (WFP) expressed gratitude to the Development Canada, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for continuous support.

World Food Programme has recently taken to Twitter to announce a programme in association with United Nations Population Fund and United Nations Children's Fund which involves joint work with the government of Canada in breaking barriers to girls' education in Niger and Chad.

Through the official Twitter handle, World Food Programme (WFP) revealed only 6 out of 10 refugee children go to school. Thus, this joint project is mainly aimed at children residing in conflict or crisis areas and will also help them to spend time in education, sports and other inter-school activities in the school premises longer.

WFP also expressed gratitude to the Development Canada (dedicated to international development under Canadian government) for the cooperation. WFP also expressed gratitude to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for continuous support. The official website of Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau reveals information that in partnership with the African Development Bank, Canada will invest in the African Guarantee Fund to improve access to finance for women entrepreneurs in Africa.

The project will promote girls' rights to education by reducing gender disparities facing girls in schools and family environments that limit their access to quality education. The project will also offer innovative solutions in education to address the vulnerabilities in Niger. This project will directly benefit up to 100,000 school-aged girls (7-18), as revealed by Justin Trudeau's official website.

Apart from Niger, the government of Canada is all set to support Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege-founded Panzi Foundation, which is responsible to implement a sexual and reproductive health and rights project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The project also aims to develop access to education and learning opportunities for 9,900 marginalized and vulnerable out of school children – especially girls in South Sudan and will increase access to schooling by establishing 300 non-formal schools that will offer a quality primary education. In the conflict-affected states of northeastern Nigeria (Yobe, Adamawa, and parts of Borno), the government of Canada plans to implement the project to improve the basic skills of girls and women affected by the conflict so they can earn an income.

Only 6 out of 10 refugee children go to school. This project is specifically aimed at children living in conflict or crisis areas and will help them stay in school longer.Thanks @CanadaDev🇨🇦 for this important announcement https://t.co/7aXMk4OGHW pic.twitter.com/89QgyRj0M3

— World Food Programme (@WFP) August 28, 2019

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