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Children holding a handwritten message about the value of children
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Displacement must not end a girl’s education.

A classroom lost should never become a future lost. Ask decision-makers to keep displaced girls learning safely.

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THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PRIORITY

A child’s future needs more than a promise.

Look at the message the children are holding: children are the world’s most valuable resource. That belief belongs in the decisions institutions make about education, protection and opportunity.

A place to learn. Time to play. A meal shared in dignity. These are ordinary parts of childhood, and they deserve serious attention when families face hardship or displacement.

The photographs bring children’s voices into this campaign. Our call is practical: protect learning, remove the barriers to returning to school, and make room for children and caregivers in the decisions that affect them.

CHILDREN. VOICE. BELONGING.

Childhood deserves
room to flourish.

Learning, play, care and the chance to be heard. The photographs shared with KADEF put those priorities in view.

Children holding a handwritten message about the value of children
A message about the value of every child.
Children in purple football uniforms standing together beside a football
Room to play. A chance to belong.
Children seated together sharing a meal
Care and dignity in the everyday.
Children holding Children's Day and children's rights messages
Children’s voices deserve to be heard.

Photographs supplied by KADEF.

WHY THIS ISSUE MATTERS

The barrier can change.

Conflict and displacement can interrupt learning and leave children facing barriers to returning to school. Girls may also face safety concerns, care responsibilities and costs that make a return harder.

KADEF calls for practical, inclusive education planning that connects emergency learning spaces with a supported route into formal education. Education responses should include children with disabilities and be shaped with displaced families and host communities.

This is an advocacy request, not a claim that a school has already been funded or delivered by KADEF.

Issue context: UNICEF Nigeria humanitarian appeal ↗

A SPECIFIC ASK. A PRACTICAL RESPONSE.

What we are calling for.

To: Federal and state education authorities, SUBEBs and humanitarian education funders

  1. Fund safe, accessible temporary learning spaces and routes back into formal schools.
  2. Provide learning materials and practical re-enrolment support for displaced girls.
  3. Include safeguarding, accessible facilities and consultation with girls and caregivers.
  4. Publish clear delivery commitments and progress updates.

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