Nasarawa State AGILE Project has trained 300 mentors, counselors, and community counselors to implement the Safe Space Programme in 100 selected public secondary schools. The five-day training focused on equipping participants with knowledge and skills to guide adolescents, especially girls, in building confidence, resilience, and life skills for a brighter future.
The State Project Coordinator, Hajiya Aishatu Aliyu Isoga, represented by the Communication Officer, Mallam Nuhu Murtala, gave an overview of the AGILE project, its structure, and its benefits to schools, communities, and the state.
She explained that the Life Skills and Safe Space Programme is a key component of the project, helping adolescent girls transition into adulthood. She urged participants to pay attention to facilitators, ask questions, and actively join group sessions and assessments to fully grasp the knowledge before passing it to students.
Isoga commended the Society for Family Health, the lead consultant for implementing the programme, for their technical expertise and support in achieving the life skills objectives.
The National Project Coordinating Unit representative, Mrs. Grace Johnson, said her visit was to provide technical support for the Safe Space Programme in the state. She praised facilitators, mentors, and counselors for their commitment and visited five training centers.
Johnson also interacted with mentors on setting up Safe Space cohorts with at least 25 adolescents per class. She advised them to handle all Safe Space issues with confidentiality and humility.
She urged mentors to relate to students at their level rather than act as boss to them. “Mentors should always put the interest of the students first and guide them with patience,” she said.