QM Foundation Seeks Action in Reducing Illiteracy Level Among Northern Women

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A non-profit organisation, QM Foundation has charged northern state governments to take a strategic approach in boosting adult literacy level particularly in rural areas to enable globalisation which it said centered on knowledge based.

The Foundation observed that the country has most rural women who could not write nor read. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, Engr. Quaim Mahmood, the northern region needs to design a deliberate programme to lift the women from illiteracy.

Mahmood made the call during the closing ceremony of a three-day training of trainers workshop organized for adult and non formal instructors/Islamiya teachers in Zaki LGA, Bauchi State on Friday.

“The workshop became necessary considering the literacy levels in Nigeria as most of our women especially in the rural areas couldn’t write and read and with the current globalization it’s best to design a programme that would reduce the problem,” Mahmood said.

He explained that the programme when put into practice would increase the rate of educated adults, producing smart students while simplifying teachers’ tasks. He added that the objective of the workshop was to build the capacity of the participants on modern techniques of teaching.

The workshop has equipped Adult Education Instructors and Islamiyya Teachers with necessary modalities that would uplift the standard of formal and non-formal education in the State.

Participants from different parts of Zaki were trained on classroom management, methods of teaching, adult learning cycle and micro teaching. They were also trained on the teachers’ scheme of work, lesson plans and evaluation.

The Foundation also announced a stipend of N10,000 to the 40 participants for 5 months to leverage on the knowledge gained to the nooks and crannies.

The Organisation however urged the elites, leaders and international donors to invest into the activities of QM Foundation to cover more communities. At the end of the workshop, instruction materials including teachers guide, black boards and teaching aids were provided to the 40 communities.