New Initiative for Schools Empowerment & Development paid an advocacy visit to the L.E.A Primary School on 23rd April 2022. The school has a large number of young pupils and is located in the community of Wasa, one of the suburbs of Abuja.
During our tour of the school environment, we discovered that the major amenities needed for conducive learning are absent. Among other needs, the following are the most critical.
- Desks and chairs
- Toilet facility and water to keep the toilets clean
- Renovation of classrooms
The pupils are also in dire need of welfare support. Many of them could not afford school uniform, sandals and writing materials. Majority of these young children are from IDP camps. We learnt that the school levy covers school uniforms and exam fee at the rate of #3,000 for each pupil. Unfortunately, most of them still find it difficult to pay.
Due to lack of sufficient desks, pupils have adjusted to sitting on bare dusty floor during classes which without doubt is uncomfortable. This has caused damages to their uniforms/clothing.
Of all the identified needs of the school, we would like to seek public support to provide them 50 desks and chairs. A desk and a chair can sit 2 pupils. Therefore, 100 desks and chairs would sit 200 pupils. The estimated cost of one desk and chair is #20,000 (Twenty thousand naira) only.
We would like to solicit the support of the indigenes, school alumni, political and social elites, corporate bodies and the general public to be a part of this project. It will go a long way in putting smiles on the faces of these students.
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