The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment
(AGILE), a World Bank-supported project has offered scholarship to
Saratu Garba, an 11-year-old Math genuis.
The latest development came after Saratu’s arithmetic prowess
recently went viral on social media platforms, with her ability to
quickly provide mathematical solutions attracting the admiration of
many.
On Wednesday in Kano, Aliyu Yusuf, AGILE Project Communication
Officer, said that the project’s National Office had directed its Kano
office to identify the girl and enroll her in school.
“Coincidentally, the Kano AGILE Project team is on an advocacy
visit to the five emirate councils in the state, with a view to
soliciting for their support, being critical stakeholders in the
promotion of adolescent girls’ education.
“During the team’s visit to Gaya Emirate Council, the girl and her parents were invited to the emir’s palace.
“Representatives of the state ministry of education and the
AGILE team briefed the Emir, Alhaji Ali Ibrahim-Abdulkadir, on the
intention of the project to shoulder the educational responsibilities of
the young girl,” he said.
According to him, the representative of the ministry, Haruna
Muhammad-Panidau, presented school uniform, a bag and other learning
materials to the young talented girl.
Mr Yusuf said that the Kano Project Coordinator, Ado Tafida-Zango, also presented N20,000 to the girl to support her education.
Saratu told a NAN Correspondent, who visited her hometown, Gwadahi
village in Gaya, that she dropped out of school in Primary Four after
which she embraced street hawking.
“I am good at mathematics, whether addition, subtraction,
division or multiplication. I can calculate numbers in millions of
heads, without writing or using a calculator.
“I left school because of bullying. My peers used to call me names which I detested.
“I will not go back to that school. I’ll be happy to continue my studies in another school, away from them,” she said.
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