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Maureen Aggie Alor

Funding education in Kano

Organisation
Bridge Connect Africa Initiative
Programme
Accountability for Good Governance in Education (AGGE) project
Funder
TODO: Who funded this work.
Dates
Feb 2021 to May 2023
My role
Presented a position paper at a public hearing; co-led stakeholder consultations

Context.

The Accountability for Good Governance in Education (AGGE) project at Bridge Connect Africa Initiative carried out advocacy across five states. In Kano State, that included the House of Assembly public hearing on the 2023 appropriation bill.

The problem.

TODO: The problem this work set out to solve, in two or three sentences.

What I did.

  • Presented a position paper at the Kano State House of Assembly public hearing on the 2023 appropriation bill.
  • Co-led stakeholder consultations.
  • Supported the USAID/Palladium-funded SCALE project.

Outcomes.

  • 2%

    Advocacy contributed to this increase in the share of the state budget allocated to education.

  • 5

    States covered by the advocacy.

  • Consultations produced a citizen participation framework adopted by the Kano State Universal Basic Education Board.

Partners.

  • Related work: the USAID/Palladium-funded SCALE project.
  • TODO: Confirm any other partners on the AGGE project.

What I learned.

TODO: One short paragraph on what she learned.

TODO: Confirm these photos are from this project, that the credits are right, and that permission and consent are in place.

Maureen in a green print dress and headwrap, seated at a microphone in a legislative chamber, reading from a sheet of paper.
Photo: BCAI/Ahmad Tijjani
Wide view of a green legislative chamber, with Maureen speaking at a microphone and delegates seated in rows behind her.
Photo: BCAI/Ahmad Tijjani
Maureen in a blue outfit and blue glasses speaking into a microphone in a conference room.
Photo: BCAI/Ahmad Tijjani
Maureen in a brown patterned dress standing to speak at a meeting table, with two seated colleagues beside her.
Photo: BCAI/Ahmad Tijjani
Close view of Maureen in a brown patterned dress speaking into a handheld microphone.