By Aminu Ahmed Turaki
Tsangaya Alaramma’s has been called to safeguard their Disciples (almajiri’s) against violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.
The Acting Executive Chairman Kano State Qur’anic and Islamiyya Schools Management Board Comrade Bala Baba Shu’aibu made the call while declaring open a 6 day Sensitization workshop for 200 Tsangaya Alaramma’s held from Ungogo, Gwale and Kano Municipal LGA’s organised by the Board in collaboration with UNICEF.
Comrade Bala said the workshop is aimed at enlightening the Alaramma’s on the missed opportunities for learning in a conducive environment and skills acquisition, as well as lack of basic needs for food, shelter and care which are not being met and expose them to violence and also a soft target for recruitment into extremist group.
Comrade Bala assured the participants on government readiness to support Tsangaya education in the state.
Papers titled “Understanding child protection and the ideal Almajiri education” and “Right of children under Islamic law” has been presented by the Dean faculty of law University of Gombe Professor Umar Alkali.
