Equal Steps Initiative
مبادرة خطوات متساوية

Equal Steps

FOR GIRLS & CHILDREN
Every Child in School. Every Child Learning.

Our Impact

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Yobe Pilot State
6-11 Years Old (Focus Age)

Four pillars, one mission:
keep every child in school.

Our flagship programme operates across four strategic pillars designed to address the root causes of out-of-school children in Yobe State.

Access & Enrolment

Breaking down barriers — economic, geographic, and cultural — that prevent children from ever setting foot in a classroom.

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Quality Teaching & Learning

Training and equipping teachers with the tools, methods, and materials needed to deliver transformative education.

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Safe & Inclusive Environments

Building schools and classroom cultures where every child — regardless of gender, disability, or background — feels safe and valued.

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Support & Retention

Ensuring children who enrol stay in school — through mentorship, family engagement, and addressing the causes of dropout.

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"Education is not just a right. It is the foundation for a better future."
  • Millions of children in Nigeria are still out of school.
  • Conflict, displacement, poverty, disability and gender inequality continue to deny children their right to education.
  • Education is the most powerful tool to break the cycle of poverty and build peaceful, thriving communities.
  • EAC is our response to ensure no child is left behind.
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Equal Steps Initiative community team
Our Reach — 2026
Active in 6 LGAs across Yobe State with plans to expand to neighbouring states.

Together, we can educate a child, transform a life and build a better future.

Your support keeps a child in school. In communities torn by conflict and poverty, education is the most powerful tool for rebuilding lives. Your donation — however small — goes directly to the children who need it most.

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Funds school uniforms for 2 girls, helping them stay enrolled.

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Aisha's story

How Aisha returned to school after two years away

When conflict displaced Aisha's family, her education came to an abrupt halt. Equal Steps Initiative found her, enrolled her, and gave her everything she needed to catch up.

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Malam Ibrahim's story

Malam Ibrahim: a trained teacher transforms 40 children's lives

Through our teacher training programme, Malam Ibrahim learned child-centred techniques that have dramatically improved learning outcomes in his village school.

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The Potiskum community that built a school for their daughters

Community leaders in Potiskum partnered with Equal Steps Initiative to construct and staff a safe, girl-friendly learning space — the first of its kind in the area.

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Currently active in Yobe State, expanding across the Northeast.

We are operating in 6 local government areas across Yobe State, with plans to expand to Borno and Gombe states by 2027.

Damaturu Potiskum Geidam Nguru Fika Jakusko
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UNICEF Nigeria
USAID
Global Partnership for Education
Save the Children
Yobe State Ministry of Education
InnoBytes Lab
UNICEF Nigeria
USAID
Global Partnership for Education
Save the Children
Yobe State Ministry of Education
InnoBytes Lab

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