CITAD Boosts Nomadic Education in Bauchi with Uniforms, Teachers

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has distributed school uniforms and other learning materials to pupils of Kondawa Nomadic School in Jama’are Local Government Area of Bauchi State, while also recruiting three teachers to address staffing shortages at the facility.

The intervention, carried out on Thursday, was led by CITAD’s Executive Director, Y. Z. Ya’u, who said the initiative was part of efforts to improve access to education in hard-to-reach rural communities, particularly among Fulani nomads.

Represented by Isah Garba, Ya’u said encouraging school attendance among nomadic pupils required providing basic learning materials.

“We supported the pupils with 100 uniforms today,” he said.

He added that the absence of education remains a major driver of insecurity in many communities, noting that sustained investment in learning would reduce vulnerability to criminal activities.

Ya’u further explained that the intervention was not the first of its kind by CITAD, recalling similar projects in other parts of Northern Nigeria.

He said the organisation had previously intervened in the Shara community in Sumaila Local Government Area of Kano State, where a lack of a primary school persisted for years until CITAD’s engagement contributed to government action that led to the establishment of a school.

He also cited recent intervention at Bakin Kamanda Nomadic School in Danshoshiya community, Kiru Local Government Area, where CITAD distributed uniforms and learning materials to pupils.

Speaking at the event, the Education Secretary of Jama’are LGA, Malam Shuaibu Umar, charged the newly recruited teachers to remain committed to their responsibilities, describing the intervention as timely.

“We task the newly recruited teachers to uphold their obligations and discharge their duties effectively,” he said.

He commended CITAD for supporting education in nomadic communities, noting that the initiative would help improve enrolment and learning outcomes.

Also speaking, the Emir of Jama’are, Alhaji Nuhu Ahmad Wabi, MNI, represented by the District Head of Gilar and Gongo, Alhaji Wada, praised CITAD for its support to nomadic education in the emirate and other parts of northern Nigeria.

He called on national and international NGOs to collaborate with CITAD in similar humanitarian and educational interventions.

CITAD had earlier raised concern over the poor condition of the Kondawa Nomadic School, which serves Kwandawa, Digawa, Yangamai Ayas, Kundi, Dolede, Talba and Gundumi communities in Jama’are LGA.

The school, established about eight years ago by the National Commission for Nomadic Education (NCNE), was designed for more than 100 pupils but has become largely non-functional, with only one teacher managing the entire school.

Its infrastructure has deteriorated significantly, with collapsed walls, missing roofs, vandalised classrooms and an overgrown environment that has made learning unsafe for pupils, forcing many to abandon classes for grazing and farming activities.