EU-Funded School Project Boosts Education, Resilience in Katsina

KATSINA, Nigeria – The Katsina State Government commissions and hands over a rehabilitated primary school in Daga Community, Jibia Local Government Area, strengthening access to education and community resilience under the European Union-funded Conflict Prevention, Crisis Response and Resilience (CPCRR) Programme.

The project, delivered as a Quick Impact Project (QIP), targets conflict-affected communities and improves learning infrastructure as part of wider peace-building efforts. Representing Governor Dikko Umaru Radda, the Vice Chairman of the Project Steering Committee and Deputy Chief of Staff, Hon. Muntari Aliyu Saulawa, praises the EU for funding and commends implementing partners — the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mercy Corps and the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD).

“This project completes one of 26 QIPs initiated under the former CMCR Programme, now transitioned into CPCRR,” Saulawa says, noting that earlier challenges delaying the Daga project have been resolved. He urges residents to take ownership of the facility to ensure sustainability.

Saulawa explains that the programme adopts a bottom-up, community-driven approach, with beneficiary communities identifying priority projects through Community Development Committees. Beyond infrastructure, CPCRR delivers capacity-building, peace-building and psychosocial support, including training for traditional leaders, youth and women groups, and victims of banditry and gender-based violence.

Mercy Corps Senior Programme Manager, Philip Ikita, describes CPCRR as a continuation of earlier peace initiatives, operating in 48 communities across 10 local government areas in Katsina and Zamfara states. In Daga, the intervention includes rehabilitated classroom blocks, desks and chairs, improved sanitation, safety upgrades and minor electrical works.

With a second phase of CPCRR approved, all eight frontline local government areas in Katsina are set to benefit, reinforcing education, stability and recovery in vulnerable communities.

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Hussaini Ibrahim

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Hussaini Ibrahim is a journalist with Africa Health Report (AHR), covering Northern Nigeria with a focus on public health, the environment, and development. He holds a B.A. (Ed) in English from Northwest University, Kano, and brings several years of professional reporting experience. Passionate about accountability and social justice, he specialises in people-centred stories that expose the impact of policies on communities while amplifying the voices of those often excluded from decision-making. X (Twitter): @Mohamme85500159

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