From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), promised to do all it best to improve Almajiri system and ensure it integrated into conventional education system.
The move was announced by the executive director CISLAC comrade Auwal Ibrahim Musa Rafsanjani during the multi stakeholders meeting to discuss the Almajiri issues in Jigawa held at three Star hotel Dutse.
He explained that, CISLAC noted that, there is alot of issues related to children right that ignored by government at all and continued to stereotyped against Almajiri system of education in the country.
“Almajiri system of education is one of the growing problematic areas with increase risk of having young children being exposed to existential threats because of inadequate and improper guidance, lack of parental cares,support and protection which will allow these young future leaders to be fully equipped to tackle the challenges of life and to fully contribute their quota toward the development of the society ”
“unfortunately the country has not lived to the expectation of protecting the rights of these children as over 10 million children below the age of ten are deprived of fundamental human right (education, health and shelter) under the Almajiri system ”
Rafsanjani said, to address the challenges, several reports have proposed the need for the government to integrate the Almajiri system into the conventional education system and the mainstreaming of vocational training into the system.
He added that, government, civil society organisations and other stakeholders must take the responsibilities to ensure that sustainable institutions and structures are put in place to guarantee the welfare of these children are improved and protected.
During the meeting it was observed that government have vital role to play in addressing the challenges bedevilling the Almajiri system in the state.
