Hello there!
We hope that you are having a good start with the new year!
At Steer we have been up to lots, and here are some updates specifically curated for you.
Blog Post Update
We wrote about our 2022 Teachers’ Day Celebration in Niger State themed - ‘Empowering Teachers: An Overview Steer’s World Teachers’ Day in Niger State 2022’. You can read it here. We have plans for Teachers’ Day 2023 and can’t wait to share them with you.
Read more.
Keep Girls in School
Last year on the 27th of December, we put out a call for applications from young girls with good academic performance who are on the brink of dropping out of school across Nigeria to apply for our scholarship program. As a result, we got an overwhelming sum of over 70 applications. If you know any young girl qualified for this scholarship and would want her to be one of our scholars, kindly be on the lookout for the next call for application.
Capacity Building for Educators by Educators
We have had two virtual-interactive teachers’ training sessions on ‘Managing Children with Special Needs in the Classroom’ and ‘Developing Parent-Teacher Relationships’. It was exciting to learn ways to interact with children with special needs and the benefits of good parent-teacher relationships on the academic performance of children. To join our Teachers’ Corner programs, please email us to add your information.
We will also be having our first ever physical teachers’ training in Minna, Niger State this month on the 25th of March 2023. You can follow us on social media for more information. Don’t miss out on this!
If you would like to contribute as a trainer in our monthly training sessions, you can also reach us here.
Other exciting news:
Launch of the Basic Education Performance Ranking in Nigeria:
Our Community Manager, Hussaina Shehu represented Steer Initiative at the Youthhub Africa Launch of the Basic Education Performance Ranking in Nigeria in partnership with Christian Aid at Sheraton Hotel Abuja on 21st February, 2023. The event sought to highlight the performance of public schools across Nigeria's 36 states from data collected through the use of surveys and other relevant data sources.
See more
Steer Scholars’ Impact Stories:
We received heartwarming videos from some of the young girls under our ‘Keep Girls in School (KGS) Scholarship Program’. They shared with us the impact of the scholarship program on their education and lives.
Watch here
Opportunities for Educators
Courses
British Council Gender in language education - Free online professional development course for English language teachers. Sign up
Turn your Creative work into a viable business. Get certified by the British Council in partnership with BlueCrest. Join this free program anywhere to sharpen your skills with the SoCreative Africa Learning Programme. Apply here
Internships
The World Bank IFC - International Finance Corporation is offering funded internships for international applicants. Deadline is March 6th, 2023. Find out more details - here
The Carter Center is hiring summer interns! Candidates do not need to be U.S. citizens to apply. International students are eligible. Deadline is June 15, 2023. Apply here
Scholarships
Government of Ireland International Student Scholarships 2023(Fully-funded for Bachelors,Masters and PhD). Learn more here
The International Development Department, University of Birmingham, is pleased to offer a scholarship for MSc in Development Policy and Politics.Deadline is 31 March 2023. Check it out here.
Fellowships
The Yunus & Youth Global Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs provides young SocialBusiness leaders and changemakers with the entrepreneurship training, mentoring, and networking they need to build and scale successful organizations! Learn more here
The BBC Young Reporter competition is open for entries! If you know someone aged 11 to 18 who’s got an interest in journalism and has an important story to share, then the BBC want to hear it! Entries close on Friday 31 March 2023. More info here
