MALALA FUND TO TRANSFORM GIRLS’ EDUCATION IN NIGERIA WITH MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT

Malala funds $50 million global investment empowers millions of Nigerian girls with access to 12 years of free, quality education.

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Malala Fund Invest $50 Million to Empower Millions of Nigerian Girls Education
Malala Fund Invest $50 Million to Empower Millions of Nigerian Girls Education


The Malala Fund has committed a significant portion of a $50 million global investment to empower millions of Nigerian girls with access to 12 years of free, quality education, prioritising the country’s most vulnerable regions.

As part of a five-year strategy titled "Strengthening Rights and Securing Resources for Girls’ Secondary Education," the Malala Fund is scaling up its commitment to dismantling the systemic barriers that keep girls, especially in Northern Nigeria, out of school.

Communications Manager Nankwat Dakum revealed on Tuesday in Abuja that Nigeria stands at the heart of the Fund’s global education drive. With over five million girls out of school, particularly in the North-East and North-West Nigeria, faces one of the world’s most severe education deficits.

“Girls face child marriage, poverty, gender violence, and insecurity challenges, worsened by underinvestment in education. This initiative directly responds to those challenges,” Dakum stated.

The Fund’s strategy includes supporting grassroots, women-led organisations, advocating for improved government investment in education, and pressing policymakers to honour electoral promises related to schooling.

The six priority states for the initiative —Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Kano, and Oyo —were selected due to their high rates of out-of-school girls and fragile education systems. However, the impact is expected to ripple across national education policy through sustained federal engagement.

Nabila Aguele, Chief Executive of the Malala Fund in Nigeria, affirmed the organisation’s dedication to amplifying local voices, particularly adolescent girls who are already advocating for their right to learn.

“We see girls standing up for education in the face of extraordinary adversity. This strategy represents our promise to support them. Advancing girls’ education demands swift policy reforms and local engagement,” Aguele said.

Founded in 2013 by Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai and her father Ziauddin Yousafzai, the Malala Fund has invested more than $56 million globally, directly supporting over 21.8 million girls.

In line with its 2020–2025 goals, the Fund recently facilitated a visit by Ziauddin Yousafzai to Nigeria, where he engaged traditional and religious leaders, urging them to champion girls’ education and encourage male allies to join the cause.

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