Report
Gombe Girls: Public Engagement Case Study
published 24 November 2017
published 24 November 2017
Project aims
· To stimulate the interest of female students in current issues and challenges in maternal & newborn health
systems, nursing and midwifery professions, and the study of science (biology, chemistry and medicine).
· To demonstrate to young female students that further education or professional development will not impair
their ability to be a wife or mother.
· Allow female students to ascertain the level of awareness among their male peers on these critical issues.
· Engage important stakeholders including public officials, community and religious leaders on girls’
empowerment and issues of maternal health.
· Promote sustained collaboration between LSHTM and partner institutions and communities in Nigeria.
IDEAS Nigeria Country Coordinator and Assistant Professor
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