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FG To Provide Free Meals For Out Of School Children, CCT For Parents

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The Alternate School Programme National Steering Committee, says it will provide free meals for Out-Of-School Children and Conditional Cash Transfer for parents of the children, while the children are being educated.

The Chairman of the Committee and Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq made this known at the 5th meeting of the Technical Working Group of the Alternate School Programme Steering Committee on Monday at the Treasury House, Abuja.

Nneka Ikem Anibeze, the Special Assistant to the Minister, said in a statement made available to Page3news.com.ng that the meeting was convened, as a follow-up after members of the TWG visited selected cluster sites in each of the six geo-political zones and FCT; to assess the plight of the children.

She said that Umar Farouq noted that the inability of Out-Of-School-Children OOSC to access education was partly due to their socio-economic obstacles.

She however stated that the OOSC problem will be tackled through several distinct measures.

“We have aimed to tackle this problem in a multi-pronged fashion by not only providing educational opportunities to the OOSC but simultaneously providing them buffers against challenges that impede their ability to access education; for example, daily feeding for them when they are being educated by us and Conditional Cash Transfers for their parents to enable their active participation. This will be done through the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIPs) under the Ministry, as this is a much-needed intervention for this vulnerable section of the population”.

The Minister also explained that the field expedition has thrown more light on the plight of Out-Of-School-Children in the country, which will also help in the planning and provision of infrastructure for their re-integration into the school system.

“We will hear the much needed feedback on the beneficiaries, the environments and how the ASP can effectively be situated in these places. It is hoped that, these visits have given the Technical Working Group much needed insight into how this programme can be scaled up on a national level in line with the wishes of Mr President; and how they can improve their designs on implementation for the imminent rollout of this programme”.

Some of the resolutions adopted by the Committee include, the immediate conduct of a census of OOSC in the country, the immediate take-off of the Alternate School Programme Hubs and the provision of adequate budgetary allocation for the School Feeding Programme, to cater for the ASP Hubs.

States visited include Kano, Enugu, Rivers, Borno, Plateau, Lagos and the FCT.

Tags: AbujaDisaster Management and Social DevelopmentSadiya Umar Farouq made this known at the 5th meeting of the Technical Working Group of the Alternate School Programme Steering Committee on Monday at the Treasury Housesays it will provide free meals for Out-Of-School Children and Conditional Cash Transfer for parents of the childrenThe Alternate School Programme National Steering CommitteeThe Chairman of the Committee and Minister of Humanitarian Affairswhile the children are being educated
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