Enhancing the Protection of Girls and Boys through access to safe and quality basic education and integrated GBV prevention and Response in Bade, Geidam and Jakusko LGAs in Yobe State ltpgt1.ltbgt Enveloped one (1)lt/bgt -  ltbgtltugtEducationlt/ugtlt/bgt 70% and ltbgtltugtGender Based Violence (GBV)lt/ugtlt/bgt 30%lt/pgtltpgt2. ltbgtContribution to Protection of Women and Girlslt/bgtlt/pgtltpgtTo enhance and promote the protection of women and girls, YOPCODI in consortium with AFRYDEV proposes to implement an integrated Education/GBV response in conflict affected communities in Bade, Geidam and Jakusko LGAs in Yobe state. The project prioritizes to reach more girls with access to safe, quality, and inclusive basic education services in protective learning enviroments. The project also seeks to increase awareness and access to coordinated life-saving GBV services including access to information, and skills on menstrual hygiene management to reduce risk of GBV among women and adolescent girls in formal and non formal learning centers.lt/pgtltpgtltbgt3. Innovationlt/bgtlt/pgtltpgtltbgta.  Digital Literacy Skills for Conflict Affected Children and Adolescents: lt/bgtYOPCODI will through this project introduce access to basic digital literacy skills in addition to the regular basic literacy in schools and learning centers. Conflict affected girls who have passed through previous accelerated education programs and transited to formal basic education will be supported and enrolled into digital literacy session in the targeted locations. This is to enable them acquire skills necessary to access the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP) - an interactive and child friendly digital learning platform developed and launched by UNICEF. This will be in form of special sessions organized for girls ,with dedicated facilitators and monitors to regularly observe compliance and assess learning outcomes. The basic digital literacy sessions will be in cohorts for a period of three months, after which they will be linked to the NLP, thereby expanding access to quality basic education alternatives.lt/pgtltpgtltbgtb. Empowering Mothers for increased Access to Quality Basic Education:lt/bgt To mitigate regular drop-out of conflict affected children (especially girls) from formal and non formal education due to negative social norms or poor socio economic conditions, the project will support mothers, especially woman headed households to support and ensure enrolment, attendance and retention of marginalized and at-risk girls. This will be implemented through improved engagement and awareness of women and girls to participate in education programs as  well as train and empower women whose children are at-risk of drop-out with micro business start-ups to boost their socio economic conditions and encourage continued access to quality basic education lt/pgtltpgtfor girls, mitigate their protection risks and bridge gender equality gaps in access and continuity to education amongst conflict affected population. lt/pgtltpgtltbgtc. Integrated School-Related GBV Prevention and Response:lt/bgt This project seeks to address identified gaps in education in emergencies response in Yobe State through an innovative approach of blended education-GBV response for conflict affected boys and girls. Targeted activities will mitigate GBV risks, provide specialized case management services and referal sytems for survivors as well as improving awareness  through the use of electronic audio devices to enhance the access to information on GBV including PSEA reporting and feedback mechanism.lt/pgtltpgtThe 12-month project under the NHF 2023 1st statndard allocation will seek to provide 3, 675 conflict affected children (ltbgtltigt2205 - 60% Girls and 1,470 - 40% boys)lt/igtlt/bgt opportunities to access and continue learning basic literacy, numeracy and psychosocial support services. The project will provide teaching and learning materials, construct/rehabilitate temporary learning spaces and classrooms, train 200 teachers ltbgt(120 - 60% F and 80 - 40% M)lt/bgt on MHPSS, conflict sensitive teaching techniques as well as GBV prevention and response. In addition, this project will support the transition of previously support accelerated education program learners into formal schools. Community and other stakeholders will be engaged consistently to promote AAP in education and GBV response.lt/pgt