Ya Kara Dagewa Wajen Ilmantarwa, Karfafawa, Da Kare Kowace Yarinya A Katsina

Gwamnan jihar Katsina, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, ya bi sahun al’ummar duniya wajen gudanar da bikin ranar ‘ya’ya mata ta duniya na shekarar 2025, inda ya jaddada kudirin gwamnatinsa na samar da makoma ta yadda kowace yarinya a Katsina za ta iya koyo, da shugabanci, da kuma ci gaba.

Bikin na bana, mai taken “Yarinya Ni, Canjin da Na Jagoranci: ‘Yan Mata Kan Rikicin Rikici,” na murna da jajircewa da jagoranci na ‘yan matan da ke ci gaba da nuna juriya a yayin fuskantar kalubale kamar rikici, kaura, da kuma matsalolin tattalin arziki. Har ila yau, tana kira ga gwamnatoci da al’ummomi da su karfafa goyon baya ga ilimin ‘ya’ya mata, jagoranci, da kariya.

Gwamna Radda ya ce karfafa wa yarinyar ita ce babban abin da ya fi mayar da hankali kan ajandar bunkasa jarin dan Adam na gwamnatinsa, yana mai bayyana ‘yan mata a matsayin “zuciyar ci gaba da juriya a kowace al’umma.”

“Lokacin da yarinya ta samu ilimi kuma aka ba ta iko, dangi gaba daya, da kuma al’umma gaba daya, za su tashi tare da ita, burinmu shi ne mu gina Katsina wacce kowace yarinya za ta iya koyo ba tare da tsoro ba, ta zauna cikin mutunci, kuma ta yi shugabanci cikin amana,” in ji Gwamnan.

“A matsayina na uba kuma malami, ina da cikakken imani cewa kowace yarinya ta cancanci damar yin mafarki cikin ‘yanci, koyo lafiya, kuma ta jagoranci gaba gaɗi. Gwamnatinmu za ta ci gaba da yin aiki don tabbatar da hakan,” in ji Gwamna Radda.

A karkashin jagorancin Gwamna Radda, jihar Katsina ta samu gagarumin ci gaba ta hanyar shirin samar da ilimantarwa da karfafawa ‘yan mata matasa (AGILE), hadin gwiwa da bankin duniya da ma’aikatar ilimi ta tarayya. Ya zuwa yanzu, an gina sabbin makarantun sakandire guda 75, kananan 45 da manya 30, yayin da sama da makarantu 150 da ake da su aka gyara tare da inganta su da ajujuwa na zamani, dakunan gwaje-gwaje na kimiyya, tsarin ruwa, da bandakuna.

Fiye da ‘yan mata 104,000 a makarantun sakandire na gwamnati 255 ne suka ci gajiyar tallafin kudi na Conditional Cash Transfer, wanda ke taimaka wa iyalai su ci gaba da rike ‘ya’yansu mata a makaranta. Gangamin Komawa Makaranta na jihar ya kuma dawo da ‘yan mata sama da 42,000 zuwa ajujuwa, da yawa sun dawo bayan shekaru da yawa daga makaranta.

Makarantun gwaji goma sha biyar kowannensu ya karɓi miliyoyi a cikin Tallafin Mega don haɓaka abubuwan more rayuwa, gami da dakunan gwaje-gwaje na ICT, ɗakunan karatu, da kayan aikin koyon dijital. Malamai a fadin jihar sun sami horo na musamman kan hada jinsi, kiyaye ajujuwa, da tsarin koyarwa na zamani. Domin magance kalubalen da ke da nasaba da nesa, gwamnati ta bullo da tallafin kekuna da sufuri ga ‘yan mata a yankunan da ke nesa, tare da tabbatar da cewa babu wata yarinya da za a hana ta karatu saboda inda take zaune.

Tare da haɗin gwiwar UNICEF da sauran abokan hulɗa, gwamnatin Radda ta kafa Safe Spaces and Mentorship Clubs a Katsina, Batagarawa, Mani, Daura, yana ba wa ‘yan mata masu rauni muhalli mai tsaro don koyo basirar rayuwa da sake ginawa. Sama da ‘yan mata 955 da ba sa zuwa makaranta a Katsina, Kaita, Baure, da Funtua, an horar da su sana’o’in tela, abinci, ICT, da sana’o’in hannu, yayin da wasu 1,395 suka sake shiga karatun boko ta hanyar yakin wayar da kan al’umma.

Domin tallafa wa lafiyar ‘ya’ya mata da mutunci, gwamnati ta raba kayan aikin tsafta 1,200 don inganta tsaftar haila da rage rashin zuwa. An kuma bayar da tallafin karatu da taimakon motsa jiki ga dalibai mata marasa galihu da nakasassu.

Gwamna Radda ya mayar da Cibiyoyin Samar da Fasaha a Katsina, Kaita, Funtuwa, da Baure zuwa wuraren horaswa masu inganci. A shekarar 2023 kadai, ‘yan mata 455 ne suka kammala karatunsu a wadannan cibiyoyin, yayin da a shekarar 2024, 500 suka sauke karatu. A cikin 2025, an kafa ƙarin cibiyoyi biyar a Dutsi, Charanchi, Mani, Kurfi, da Matazu, kuma a watan Disamba gwamnati ta sa ran yaye ‘yan mata 1,000 daga dukkan cibiyoyin. Masu karatun digiri suna karɓar kayan ƙarfafawa, injin ɗinki, da kuɗin farawa don fara kasuwancin nasu. An kuma kafa dakin gwaje-gwajen tattalin arzikin gida na zamani a cibiyar kwararrun ‘yan mata don bunkasa ilmantarwa mai amfani.

Ta hanyar Digital Katsina Initiative, an horar da daruruwan ‘yan mata a fannin ICT, codeing, da na dijital. Sabbin shirye-shirye irinsu kungiyar ‘yan mata ta Katsina Codeing and Robotics Club da aka kaddamar da hadin gwiwar Arewa Tech Fest, na kara samar da sabbin masu kirkire-kirkire. Haka kuma gwamnatin ta hada hannu da SMEDAN, ITF, da KASEDA domin fadada damammaki ga mata a fannin sarrafa noma, sana’o’in hannu, da kere-kere, da baiwa mata da ‘yan mata damar shiga cikin harkar MSME da ke bunkasa a jihar.

Determined to eliminate all forms of abuse, the Radda administration established the NASIHA Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC), a world-class facility that provides free medical, legal, and psychosocial support to survivors of gender-based violence. Gender-Based Violence Response Desks have also been created in all LGA secretariats and police divisions. Ongoing awareness campaigns continue to discourage early marriage, street hawking, and child labour.

Working with UNICEF, the State Government developed an Alternative Care Policy for Vulnerable Children and enacted new education protection laws prohibiting street hawking during school hours.

Governor Radda further expanded the Nigeria for Women Project (NFWP) from three pilot LGAs to all 34 Local Government Areas, supported by a counterpart fund. Through this programme, over 5,000 Women Affinity Groups (WAGs) have been established to offer entrepreneurship training, financial literacy, and seed grants to women and adolescent girls, boosting household income and community productivity. Katsina also secured 3,500 Federal TVET training slots through the Governor’s advocacy, prioritising girls from low-income households.

In just two and a half years, the sum of fund has been invested in education across Katsina State, including classroom construction, teacher recruitment, and the rehabilitation of science and technical institutions. A new Girls Science and Islamic Studies Secondary School has also been established in Zango through a public-private partnership. The Governor has pledged to construct access roads and drainage systems around the school to ensure the safety of students.

Additional boreholes, toilets, and hostels have been built to improve hygiene and learning conditions for girls. The government introduced a data-tracking system to monitor girl-child education indicators and recruited more female teachers to serve as mentors in rural communities.

To promote leadership and participation among girls, the state launched the Katsina Girl-Child Ambassadors Network, the Girls in Leadership Debates, and the Annual Girls’ Conference initiatives that encourage young girls to speak confidently and take part in community development. At the grassroots level, Ward Women Development Committees are collaborating with traditional and religious leaders to promote education, discourage early marriage, and support school enrollment.

Today, more than 100,000 girls have directly benefited from Governor Radda’s education, empowerment, and cash transfer programmes with thousands more gaining digital and vocational skills. Katsina now ranks among Nigeria’s top-performing AGILE states, earning national recognition for its measurable progress in gender inclusion and girl-child education.

Governor Radda called on parents, community leaders, civil society groups, and development partners to continue working together to create a safer, fairer, and more promising future for every girl in Katsina State.

“Today, as we celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child, I salute every girl in Katsina and beyond. You are the change you lead, and your voice will continue to shape the brighter future we are building together,” the Governor concluded.

Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor
Katsina State

11 October, 2025