Systemic Responses to the Challenge of Out-of-School Children: The DAWN-PLANE Partnership for Non-State Schools
The education landscape in Southwest Nigeria has continued to reflect structural challenges linked to rapid population growth, urban expansion, and uneven public infrastructure distribution. Government-owned schools remain insufficient in number and spatial spread, particularly in peri-urban and low-income communities, resulting in extended travel distances for learners and increased transportation costs…
About DAWN Commission
The DAWN Commission is the dedicated technocratic institution for the sustainable development of the Southwest Region. DAWN Commission, was set up by the Governments of the Southwest States of Nigeria as the institutional and programme management body to midwife their Regional Integration Agenda. It is therefore the dedicated coordinating agency, fully empowered by the Governments to ensure the delivery of the composite development aspirations of the Region, as expressed in what has been generally adopted and known as the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN).
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