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Gender Equality Nigeria Project #30394

Support Girls Education Now or Never

by Girls Education Mission International

Project Report | Feb 24, 2023
Finally: We've signed 5years Partnership Agreement

By Keturah Shammah | Project Leader

GEM Executive Director with TYDF CEO

Dear supporters,

We are thrilled to inform you that Girls Education Mission International (GEM) and TY Danjuma Foundation (TYDF) renewed their annual partnership to Five years. Speaking during the event, The Chief Executive Officer of the TYDF stated that the Foundation’s new strategic shift from an annual to a multi year partnership approach aimed at building long-lasting, impactful and sustainable partnerships.

While receiving the grant agreement today 10th February 2023 at Hilton Transcorp Hotel Abuja, the Executive Director of GEM Mrs. Keturah Shammah louds the Foundation’s effort in organizing the project inception meeting which according to the CEO of TYDF, was “an avenue for the Foundation and its partners to lay the groundwork for effective and efficient implementation of mutually conceptualized life-touching projects to reach over 3 million Nigerians in 5 years.

He stressed that “in view of the new strategy, the inception meeting was a vital onboarding process for grantees to imbibe the specifics and requirements for achieving the Foundation’s strategic goals and objectives for the 5-year period”

Within the past 4 years, GEM has partnered with TYDF to improve access to quality education most especially for girls in Plateau State through its “Girls Education Now Or Never” and “Linking Teachers Welfare With Quality And Standard” projects. These projects has enabled GEM to provide scholarships, Sanitary Pad and mentorship to over 100 girls, trained over 200 teachers and education quality assurance officers and donated textbooks, whiteboard, markers and dusters to over 100 school across the 17 LGAs of Plateau.

The renewed long term partnership will scale the project to other states in the Northeast Nigeria where access to quality education most especially for girls is difficult. For the next five years, through the “Quality Education For Lifelong Learning” project, GEM will work to help ensure access to quality education in Bauchi, Gombe, Yobe and Borno States.

This is really a great milestone for ALL OF US. It is your believe in our mission and consitent support to our work that has earned us this partnership which now results to nothing but a reward to the beneficiaries of our projects.

We don't take your support for granted. We remain committed to multiplying the impact of your investment by being transparent and accontable to you and our program beneficaries.

THANK YOU for believing in our Vision

THAK YOU for trusting us with your resources

THANK YOU for making our mission possible

With gratitude,

From all of us at Girls Education Mission International

GROUP PICTURE DURING PROJECT INCEPTION MEETING

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Dec 21, 2022
AS WE WRAP UP FOR THE YEAR 2022

By Keturah Shammah | Project Leader

Dear Partners,

The year is quickly ending, and in the next couple of days, we will be ushering in the New Year, 2023. Before we wrap up the year, allow us to share with you some of our key highlights. Your support and contribution has been instrumental in bringing all these, and other initiatives, programs, and projects into fruition. We remain indebted to you and look forward to working together in the New Year.

2022 was a historic year for us at Girls Education Mission International, and it’s all thanks to you!

You believed in our mission from the get-go and trusted us with your resources. We hope you know that your support moved us steps closer to reaching our goal. Thank you for choosing to invest in our work.

Here’s a quick rundown of our 2022:

We have paid fees ranging from Junior Secondary exam, Joint Admission Matriculation and termly fees for 10 girls.

With support from TY Danjuma Foundation, we partnered with Plateau State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and had some of their University Lecturers who are experts in teaching profession trained 62 teachers and 6 supervisors of education from 60 primary and junior secondary schools across 5 Local Governments of Plateau State. The teachers were taught how to deliver effective curriculum and relevant content in the classroom towards ensuring quality education and better learning outcomes.

We have donated 2000 text and workbooks on English, Maths and Basic science to 60 schools.

We have distributed over 200 sanitary pads to schoolgirls in Plateau State.

Over 350 schoolgirls with few of their boys’ counterparts received mentorship on how to succeed in-and-out of school, sexual and reproductive health and menstrual hygiene and digital awareness.

At the Course of the year, 3 of our girls got admitted into higher school of learning. For example, Lois got admitted into the Kaduna State College of Health Makarfi to study Pharmacy. Sarah was admitted to study Laboratory science at Institute of Human health Vom Vet, while Deborah admitted for a National Certificate in Education (NCE) at Federal College of Education Pankshin. The 3 have Since resumed school and are adopting. Meanwhile we have 6 more of our girls already studying in various universities and institutions.

Girls Education Mission International have been Top ranked by GlobalGiving for 5 consecutive years and became Top-rated by Greatnonprofit for 8 consecutive years.

Perhaps our biggest win this year was having had to win 5 years grant up to #500000 ($) to be disburse annually to our organization for the 5-years period by TY Danjuma Foundation. We have also secured 5 yeas partnerships with TY Danjuma Foundation. Within these period (2023-2027), TY Danjuma Foundation funding will support will enable us train 300,000 teachers from 1,500 schools with expectation to reach out to 1,500,00 children in the Northeastern Nigerian where Education for girls is limited. Other support including girl’s mentorship and Learning materials will be donated respectively.

We have moved to a new facility to enable us meet up with the criteria of securing a long-term grant. We are able to secure a facility at a very cheaper rate, even though the facility required us to refurbish after which we could use it for a long term. The facility if refurbished, will give us an event hall that can sit up 150 persons, 3 offices and a reception, a security post, and a good parking space.

What to expect in 2023:

An organization, we remain upbeat and optimistic about the New Year, as we believe we will be able to achieve much more together.

At GEM we’re always working tirelessly to ensure that we deliver resilient, highly efficient, and ultimate sustainable programs that truly serves the needs of girls and multiplies the impact of your investment. We focus on the disadvantagedwhom our programs will have a transformative impact. We’re doubling down on those efforts in 2023.We’re hoping for more funding partners and hope to come up with new programs and initiatives that will ensure sustainability of our work and impact. More details on these programs and initiatives will come next year.

Until then we take this opportunity to wish you, and your loved ones HAPPY HOLIDAYS and prosperous NEW YEAR 2023!

Again, THANK YOU for believing in us! We’re just getting started!

Compliments of the season and see you in 2023!

From all of us at Girls Education Mission International

Donation of Books to Plateau State for schools

Teachers during the training opening ceremony

FREE Sanitary Pad for school girls

Mentorship session with school girls

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Nov 11, 2022
GEM IS GREATNONPROFIT "2022 TOP-RATED NONPROFIT"

By Keturah Shammah | Project Director

Dear Partner,

As you are aware, with your support, at Girls Education Mission International, we provide girls with resources, tools, and experiences they need to access quality education which enables them reach full human potentials.

“We are honored to be named a 2022 Top-Rated Nonprofit,” says Keturah Shammah, Executive Director, GEM. We are proud of our accomplishments this year, including been top rated for the 8th time in row this year.

The Top-Rated Nonprofit Award is based on the rating and number of reviews that Girls Education Mission International received from volunteers, donors, and aid recipients. From one of the reviews; “I am Lydia Ngu. Girls Education Mission International has helped me personally and professionally through life skills, training which have helped me improve my learning”.

This Award as stated by Greatnonprofit CEO, is also as result of the tremedous support we recieve from YOU our community.

GEM is a great example of a nonprofit making a real difference in their community,” said Perla Ni, CEO of GreatNonprofits, “Their award is well-deserved recognition not only of their work, but the tremendous support they receive, as shown by the many outstanding reviews they have received from people who have direct experience working with GEM.”

We hope you are glad as we are that your support and the impact it makes is being recognised by the global community.

Even thou, the high inflation of currency in Nigeria, coupled with daily raising of insecurity and limited funding pause a great challenge to our work, our trust is that, YOU will never leave us alone nor allow our effort go in vain.

As the year comes to an end, with the GivingTuesday fast approaching, we hope that Together, we can do more for the coming year ahead 2023 as we work towards achieving our end of year fundraising campaigns with YOU.

THANK YOU for all you do for Girls in Nigeria through GEM

With Gratitude

From all of at Girls Education Mission International

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