Nigerian Teacher Wins $10k Grant for "Quality Education for All" Project

Ms. Olubunmi Anani, the winner of the 2020 Maltina Teacher of the Year competition, has been awarded an international grant of $10,000 from the Muhammad Sanusi II Sustainable Development Goals Initiative Challenge. The grant is aimed at supporting innovative education projects for improved education in Nigeria.

Anani was among the ten teachers from various countries selected as winners of the Sustainable Development Goals Challenge Showcase for Cohort 2. She was recognized for her dedication to empowering vulnerable out-of-school girls and child mothers in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria.

In her response, Anani expressed her gratitude for the grant, stating that it would assist her team in making education accessible to vulnerable children in rural areas. She also highlighted her participation in the MS11 Accelerator program as a means of accessing resources that would help bring quality education to the reach of vulnerable children in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria. Anani pledged to use the grant and resources judiciously to achieve the donor’s vision for SDGs 4 and 5, which focus on quality education and gender equality.
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