In Nigeria, private schools make up a huge contribution to education while over 40 percent of students are enrolled in private schools. In this special report supported by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), MAWA FOUNDATION took a look at how COVID-19 is impacting private schools and their teachers. From interviews conducted by …
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Farmers at the Angwa Jaba community in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa state have said coronavirus pandemic has made them poor and hopeless. The farmers said the pandemic stopped buyers of their farm produce from coming to patronize them, making them suffer abject poverty and deep predicament. The farmers who spoke to the Media …
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Mechanics and electricians in the Masaka area of Nasarawa state have disclosed that the COVID-19 pandemic destroyed businesses belonging to over 83 of its members and forced them to their villages. Mr. Clement Izah, the vice-chairman Motor Mechanics Association, while speaking to the MAWA Foundation team who visited Masaka to gauge the impact of COVID-19 …
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As Nigerians and their government often watch out for the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) updates on COVID-19, it is not sure whether the Nigerian state has any effective mechanisms to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on the Nigerian households and begins the process of pro-poor policy and social safety nets that will alleviate …
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The economic impact of COVID-19 did not only result in some persons losing their jobs and not being able to provide for their families, but led to bringing marriages to an end and destroying homes. This is even as those affected by the family breakups are recounting their losses and struggling to survive the predicament. …
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Mr. Ameh Fredrick has narrated how resilience and determination made him and his co-workers survive the COVID-19 pandemic crisis and stayed in business and operation. Ameh who has over seven boys in his workshop at the Uke area of Nasarawa state while speaking to the MAWA Foundation team explained how the COVID pandemic has adversely affected their …
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The outbreak of COVID-19 brought huge impacts on communities across the world, with women bearing a huge burden while governments and their partners not paying attention to how the pandemic is affecting women. In Nigeria, many women are struggling with the COVID-19 impacts, they are experiencing increasing food poverty, job loss, homelessness, domestic violence, divorce, …
As the world continues to recount the impact of COVID-19, there is little attention being paid specifically to how the virus has exposed women’s economic inequality, making them bear the economic burden of the pandemic, which has contributed hugely to gender inequality and pushed women into extreme poverty. In interviews conducted by MAWA Foundation across communities, …
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Residents of Masaka in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa state are raising alarm over increased child prostitution in their area since the Coronavirus lockdown began. Some of the residents who spoke to Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation (MAWA Foundation), said the economic crisis and hardship the Coronavirus brought on the people are forcing parents to push …
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When we heard of COVID-19, we did not know it will have this kind of a huge impact on humanity globally Mr. Uche has said. Uche while speaking to MAWA Foundation official in his shop at the Dutse Alhaji area of Abuja said although he made money during the lockdown, but added that the virus …
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