Nigeria: Introducing basic education to Qur’anic schools

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Posted September 26, 2014 .
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Millions of school-aged children in Northern Nigeria are not in traditional public schools. Instead, they attend religious schools that teach them verses from the Qur’an. In cooperation with Nigerian officials and Qur’anic school owners, USAID and Creative launched the Northern Education Initiative to provide access to basic education to these children. It has been a success.