August 2018

dRPC/KECCoH partner with SLaB scholars to train Routine Immunisation Stakeholders in Sokoto state on Vaccine Accountability

Upon receiving the request by the Sokoto state Primary Health Development Agency (SSPHCDA), the dRPC in its collaboration with KECCoH (supported by the BMGF) and Muslim Scholars that the dRPC trained under its SLaB Project, put together a team of experts to conduct outreach and sensitization workshop on vaccine accountability for the Routine Immunisation stakeholders in Sokoto state.

The Emir’s Outreach Mobilisation Visit to Ajingi for Improved MNCH & Education

The Emir of Kano HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II undertook an Outreach mobilization visit to Ajingi Town, headquarters of Ajingi LGA on Sunday 19th November 2017. This is part of the activities of the Traditional Rulers for Women and Girls in Northern Nigeria project being executed by the development Research & Projects Centre (dRPC) and the Kano Emirate Council Committee for Health (KECCoH) with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).

Why Ending Child Marriage Needs to Be an Education Goal

Ending child marriage is critical for girls’ rights, health, wellbeing and ability to survive into adulthood. Ending child marriage lessens the burden on health infrastructure and reduces the human footprint of resource poor countries. It reduces human suffering, recognizes human dignity and challenges gender based discrimination.

Improving Learning Opportunities and Outcomes for Girls in Africa

There is much to celebrate in girls’ education. Since the Education for All movement and the setting of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000, the number of out-of-school girls at primary school level has dropped from 58.9 million in 2000 to 30.7 million in 2012 and the share of girls that make up the out-of school population has decreased from 58 to 53 percent.

Mapping Early Marriage in West Africa

This study mapping early marriage in West Africa is the product of two years of discovery and learning by a team of development researchers. The result is not only an exhaustive report on the current status of the problem and efforts to combat it, but also an important model for future studies in other areas of the world where the practice persists.