The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) has implemented 19 key projects aimed at strengthening education for girls in Zamfara State.
The State Coordinator, Hajjiya Sa’adatu AbduGusau, presented the achievements in a fact sheet covering August 2024 to July 2025 during a briefing in Gusau.
She explained that although the programme started later than planned in the state, it has made significant strides in improving access to education and boosting enrolment among girls.
Among the completed projects are the distribution of 340,642 learning materials, provision of 9,906 three-seater desks, construction of 115 boreholes, renovation of 590 classrooms, and installation of 185 modern toilets in schools.
In addition, 8,225 adolescent girls have benefited from conditional cash transfers, while 180 staff members received training on handling Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The initiative also renovated 38 women’s centres and equipped 20 of them for livelihood training.
AGILE further engaged 6,260 communities through sensitisation campaigns with traditional and community leaders, conducted 32 media outreach programmes, and recorded more than 1.4 million cumulative views across online platforms.
Other milestones include the procurement of 100 safety kits, training 60 master trainers in life skills, and supporting safe spaces where 396 mothers provide mentorship in 150 schools.
Through its back-to-school campaign, 571 girls were newly enrolled in Shabonke, Sabongida, and Rawaya communities. The programme also trained 103 computer teachers, distributed 1,100 desktop computers, 50 projectors and boards, installed feedback boxes in 174 schools, and established 174 eco-clubs.
AGILE additionally supported the state’s Education Management Information System (EMIS) to carry out the annual school census.
Zamfara’s Commissioner for Education, Mallam Wadatau Madawaki, praised the initiative’s impact, describing it as aligned with Governor Dauda Lawal’s priority of advancing girls’ education.
Represented by Social Protection Officer Ibrahim Muhammad, the commissioner said AGILE had achieved remarkable progress within a short time, stressing that the media remains vital in highlighting successes and addressing challenges affecting girls’ education in the state.