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For two days, Kano stood still for girls’ education.

Earlier this year we organized our first big event, the WAVES Project Showcase,  little did we know that it was preparing us for what we pulled off this past Friday and Saturday! The Kano Girls Education Summit 

We brought together some of the biggest decision-makers in Kano State, in fact, in Northern Nigeria, the Deputy Governor, the Commissioner for Education, The Minister state for education, Special Advisers, SUBEB, SBMC, CSOs, and stakeholders from across different LGAs. And we didn’t just have them in the room, we saw real commitment.

The BAGE Project started as a small idea in our small office at Kabuga, the first project I ever wrote a communications plan for. I remember running from one article to another, watching endless YouTube videos, trying to figure out how to draft a plan for something this big. It went through so many drafts and changes, but seeing what it has become today, I’m just grateful.

BAGE Project, among all the projects we’ve done, will always be special to me , because it’s about girls’ education. Education gave me a fair fighting chance. I often wonder where I’d be if I wasn’t educated or hadn’t met people who were. And that’s why I want every girl, no matter where she comes from, to have access to quality education.

It’s been an absolute privilege to serve as the Communications Lead for the BAGE Project supported by the @malalafund , and by extension, the Kano Girls’ Education Summit.

To my bosses (@sani_scholar , @ummu_mubeena ) and colleagues at @bridgeconnectng we’ve just redefined what real and sustainable advocacy looks like. We’ve shown that teamwork truly beats isolated effort.

Here’s to us, to more wins, more impact, and more milestones for girls’ education. 

#KanoGirlsEducationSummit #BAGESUMMIT2025 #InvestinGirls
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