KATSINA STATE, Nigeria, August 2012- The first thing that strikes you is their sense of confidence. Women with faces framed by colorful headscarves hold dynamic discussions in a packed classroom at the Isa Kaita College of Education. They consider themselves to be “village girls” but there’s nothing ordinary about them. These women are agents of change in an extremely conservative society. While most of their friends from the village are married and uneducated, these girls … [Read more...]
NIGERIA: Female teaching recruits are agents of change
August 5, 2012 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: AFRICA, WOMEN "Positive Action", YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Africa, African students, African teachers, African women, change agents, educators, female teachers, girls, KATSINA STATE, NIGER, Nigeria, Nigerian women, students, teachers, teaching students, universal education, women for girls, women for women, women teachers
