The Malala Fund said it has approved $1.7 million in new funding for nine Nigerian organizations to reduce the country’s high number of out-of-school girls.
The nine groups selected for the 1.7 million dollar allocation include the Aid for Rural Education Access Initiative and Anti-Sexual Violence Lead Support Initiative.
Others are Black Girls’ Dream Initiative, BudgiT Foundation for the Promotion of Information in Nigeria, Centre for Advocacy, Transparency and Accountability Initiative, Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative, Participatory Communication for Gender Development Initiative, Teenage Education and Empowerment Network, and Women, Children, Youth Health and Education Initiative.
The latest investment forms part of a wider $4.8 million package for 21 organizations across Brazil, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Tanzania.
A statement by the organization said the intervention aligns with its 2025 to 2030 strategy and focuses on regions with the highest levels of girls missing out on formal education.
The fund stated that its strategy directs resources to countries with the greatest need and explained that 66 per cent of the grant would support young women-led organisations, describing it as more than triple its initial target.
