Nigeria’s premier education partnership organisation, TEP Centre, has reiterated its commitment to significantly boosting educational development and learning outcomes in Nigeria and Africa by extension.
The founder of the centre, Dr. Modupe Adefeso-Olateju, made the promise at the eighth edition of the centre’s Education Innovation Summit (NEDIS) held recently via digital platform.
According to her, we at TEP Centre strongly believe that education is both a public and private concern, and there are roles for each sector regarding programs and policies planning, management, and funding.
“So, our partnerships are designed to leverage the strengths of each sector and ensure equitable and inclusive access to functional education is provided for the teeming children and youth across Africa.
Reflecting on the 12-year journey of the centre, Adefeso-Olateju expressed gratitude to God for some achievements recorded so far and also stressed the importance of partnership in driving success in any legitimate endeavour.
According to her, the TEP Centre’s contributions over the years have significantly impacted the learning experiences and outcomes of millions of Africa’s children and youths.
She noted that the centre had documented some of these achievements in it recently launched 10-Year Impact Report that also serves as a roadmap for the future.
Giving insights, TEP Centre’s Program Director, Henshaw Utibe, equally emphasised the role of collaboration in driving ideas and innovation in education, saying the centre has greatly explored the method to make significant contributions in its areas of focus since inception.
According to her, “Sustainable education reform in any society cannot be achieved in isolation by either government or the private sector.
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“So, TEP Centre partners government, non-state actors and development agencies in various areas of interventions including research-driven advocacy, design, evaluation, capacity building, implementation and the efforts have yielded great results.
“That is why our 10-year impact report is a testament to the power of collaboration in creating real change in education even as we are looking forward to a brighter tomorrow in the sector for Africa.”
Also speaking at the summit were former Commissioner for Education, Lagos State, Folasade Adefisayo; Managing Partner/CEO of Workforce Group, Foluso Aribisala; founder and Executive Director of SEED Care and Support Foundation, Olanrewaju Oniyitan; Senior Education Consultant at UNICEF Nigeria, Naila Butt; and Prof. Scott Solberg from Boston University, USA.
They equally emphasised the power of collaboration to drive meaningful growth and development in education and other sectors of the economy.
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