BAWA PUPILS BENEFIT FROM REFUGE FOUNDATION’S EDUCATIONAL RELIEF PROGRAM
By Yunusa Abugi in Minna
The Refuge Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, has distributed educational materials to pupils of Bawa Bwari Central Primary School in Niger, in an intervention aimed at easing the cost of returning to school for children from vulnerable families.
The initiative, implemented under the foundation’s Kits4Kids project, provided pupils with essential learning materials, including pencils, erasers, pens and four 80-leaf exercise books each.
The outreach was facilitated by the Niger State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Hon. Obed Nuhu Nana, and brought together pupils, parents, community leaders and representatives of the foundation.
Speaking on behalf of the founder of the organisation, Mrs Ugonna Kanu, the Niger State Coordinator of the Refuge Foundation, Mrs Esther Abayomi, said the intervention reflected the foundation’s commitment to supporting vulnerable children and displaced persons across the country.
Abayomi said the Kits4Kids project was an annual initiative through which the foundation provided educational materials to children in different communities.
She said the organisation would continue to identify communities where interventions could make a meaningful difference in the lives of children, particularly those affected by displacement and economic hardship.
According to her, providing basic school materials remains an important part of ensuring that children are able to participate effectively in the learning process.
The traditional ruler of the community, HRH Isaac Isa, commended the foundation for extending its humanitarian intervention to Bawa Bwari.
HRH Isa, who described the gesture as timely, prayed for continued blessings for the founder and members of the organisation.
He also appealed for further interventions, including scholarship opportunities, to enable more children from disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue their education.
The highlight of the programme was the distribution of the school kits to the pupils, who received the materials amid excitement.
Parents and community members also expressed appreciation for the intervention, noting that the provision of basic learning materials could help reduce some of the financial pressures associated with sending children back to school.
The initiative reinforces the role of civil society and philanthropic organisations in complementing government efforts to improve access to education, particularly for children in vulnerable communities.
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