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for the enrolment <strong>of</strong> children<br />

in primary education, by<br />

extending it <strong>to</strong> free junior<br />

secondary school education;<br />

Identifying indica<strong>to</strong>rs that are<br />

contextually relevant for the<br />

varying situations across<br />

<strong>Nigeria</strong> but which may be<br />

inappropriate <strong>to</strong> use in certain<br />

localised contexts. For<br />

example in certain parts <strong>of</strong> the<br />

country, especially in the<br />

eastern region, low school<br />

enrolment may be more <strong>of</strong> a<br />

problem among boys than<br />

girls. In such situations,<br />

indica<strong>to</strong>rs that are also relevant<br />

for tracking the performance<br />

<strong>of</strong> the ―boy-child‖ have been<br />

developed and are also being<br />

applied;<br />

Purpose<strong>full</strong>y introducing<br />

projects that address sociocultural<br />

realities that impinge<br />

on specific MDGs. For<br />

example, the construction <strong>of</strong><br />

sex segregated VIP latrines in<br />

schools in certain parts <strong>of</strong> the<br />

country serves not only as an<br />

effective incentive for higher<br />

enrolment <strong>of</strong> girls in schools<br />

but also as a creative and much<br />

better indica<strong>to</strong>r than the more<br />

orthodox indica<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> ―the<br />

number <strong>of</strong> new classrooms<br />

constructed‖ for measuring<br />

progress <strong>to</strong>wards increased<br />

enrolment <strong>of</strong> girls;<br />

Identifyingspecific gender<br />

gaps and fixing context-<br />

relevant targets which mandate<br />

disaggregation by sex so as <strong>to</strong><br />

promote reinforced gender<br />

advocacy aimed at closing the<br />

identified gaps. For example,<br />

focusing on the gender-related<br />

realities <strong>of</strong> the political playing<br />

field in the country for<br />

purposes <strong>of</strong> eliciting pressure<br />

<strong>to</strong> close gender gaps in<br />

politics;<br />

Promoting community<br />

consultation <strong>to</strong> encourage<br />

engagement and participation<br />

in the development process by<br />

empowering community<br />

members <strong>to</strong> advocate for<br />

improvements <strong>of</strong> their own<br />

situations. The outcomes <strong>of</strong><br />

OSSAP-MDGs‘ focus on<br />

community involvement has<br />

been increased ownership <strong>of</strong><br />

the MDGs across the country<br />

through the creation <strong>of</strong> new<br />

constituencies <strong>of</strong> stakeholders<br />

who are increasingly able <strong>to</strong><br />

define what is important <strong>to</strong><br />

them and <strong>to</strong> demand that their<br />

priorities be give due attention.<br />

There are indications that OSSAP-MDGs‘ efforts<br />

<strong>to</strong> domesticate the MDGs is beginning <strong>to</strong> pay<strong>of</strong>f<br />

not only in <strong>Nigeria</strong> but also beyond the country‘s<br />

borders. There are two dimensions <strong>to</strong> <strong>Nigeria</strong>‘s<br />

leadership role as a best practice model for<br />

achieving the MDGs. First is the fact that several<br />

countries are following the activities <strong>of</strong> OSSAP-<br />

MDGs with keen interest and many <strong>of</strong> them are<br />

expressing interest in the model the Office is<br />

adopting. For example, East Timor has requested<br />

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