ReadABookNigeria Initiative
Description
ReadABookNigeria: To engage the youths in actively seeking and assimilating available knowledge on Entrepreneurship through books, offer skill acquisition to pursuing such ventures and mentorship alliances with experienced resourced persons.TheBookDiscus: To hold monthly book readings, discussions and writing boot camps that foster youth literacy.ThinkSUSTAINABILITY!: To provide information on sustainable living through campaigns, walks and other outdoor activities, and equip the public with skills to think and do sustainability daily. The Reading Network: To compile and grow a community of active readers from the working class community, individuals reading at least one new book monthly and raising independent learners.
Cordinated by a Circle of Hosts selected annually from its community of active readers to strategically map out a plan of action to further advance its goals.The Action Plan will be executed by the Founder, and implemented with assistance from Local community hosts.
* Centre for Character and Leadership Development
American Corner Abuja
* TheBookDiscus
* Books For Africa
* ThinkSUSTAINABILITY!
SDGS & Targets
Goal 4
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
4.1
By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes
4.1.1
Proportion of children and young people (a) in grades 2/3; (b) at the end of primary; and (c) at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by sex
4.1.2
Completion rate (primary education, lower secondary education, upper secondary education)
4.2
By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education
4.2.1
Proportion of children aged 24–59 months who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being, by sex
4.2.2
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex
4.3
By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university
4.3.1
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by sex
4.4
By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship
4.4.1
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill
4.5
4.5.1
Parity indices (female/male, rural/urban, bottom/top wealth quintile and others such as disability status, indigenous peoples and conflict-affected, as data become available) for all education indicators on this list that can be disaggregated
4.6
By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy
4.6.1
Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills, by sex
4.7
By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development
4.7.1
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education and (d) student assessment
4.a
Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all
4.a.1
Proportion of schools offering basic services, by type of service
4.b
4.b.1
Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by sector and type of study
4.c
By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States
4.c.1
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by education level
SDG 14 targets covered
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Deliverables & Timeline
Resources mobilized
Partnership Progress
| Title | Progress Status | Submitted |
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| Partnership Progress 2019-03-07 | On track | |
| Partnership Progress 2017-01-09 | On track |
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Patricia (Nnenna) Uma, Founder