Sardauna foundation wants more funding for girl-child education

The Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SABMF) has called on government to consider increasing funding for the education sector especially towards girl-child to enable them realise their potential.

The foundation in a communiqué issued at the end of its 24th joint meeting of the Board of Trustees and Advisory Council of the foundation emphasised the need for the girl child to have access to digital education.

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, Engineer Abubakar Gambo Umar, who signed the communiqué, said young girls face many challenges around the world, including child marriages, poor learning opportunities, violence, and discrimination which he said should be the concern of all.