*The lorry bringing desks to the school tells the story of decay and want!
Photo, left: Dr. Alwell Nwankwoala, NNAUSA National General Secretary (second right) and Mr. Godson Ihuoma Enyia, Chairman of the Implementation Committee of VPSI (4th right) appear with members of the Ihie Community during the commissioning of the project in the area. In front of all of them is the goat presented to NNAUSA by the community, in appreciation. Other pictures depict excited students, among others.
Photo, left: Dr. Alwell Nwankwoala, NNAUSA National General Secretary (second right) and Mr. Godson Ihuoma Enyia, Chairman of the Implementation Committee of VPSI (4th right) appear with members of the Ihie Community during the commissioning of the project in the area. In front of all of them is the goat presented to NNAUSA by the community, in appreciation. Other pictures depict excited students, among others.
Still on Schools that Kill!
Recently, on this blog, I posted photographs of run-down and blighted schools in my native Abia State of Nigeria, as examples of schools that kill their students. More than any number of words can, those pictures of dilapidated school buildings, with their malnourished students, spoke volumes of the objective condition of the state of education, particularly primary education, in Nigeria and Africa. The whole idea of schools that kill is ironic, as schools are supposed to promote, not just the intellectual health of students but their overall physical, intellectual and emotional development. But no one can see these schools, with overgrown grasses, leaking or blown off roof, broken windows, etc, and not conclude that students are in danger of dying from diseases contracted from unhealthy environment, around the schools. Imagine roofs that cannot protect students from the elements!
Today, I’m proud to report that an organization that I belong to, the Ngwa National Association USA (NNAUSA), is responding to the needs of these students, in an attempt to stop the schools from killing the students that they are meant to protect. NNAUSA’s efforts may look like a drop of water in an ocean, given the magnitude of the problem in relation to the resources available to it, but to do nothing is not an option for individuals and organizations with conscience. So, thank you, NNAUSA, for your little efforts!
Under its Village Primary School Improvement program, approved in March 2008, NNAUSA is committing about $35,000 to each of seven schools, selected by ballot last September, from each of the seven local government councils of the southern senatorial district of Abia State. Of the seven, renovation or supply of school equipment and supplies has been completed in two – one in Egbelu Ihie in Isiala Ngwa North and another in Umuakpara, in the Osisioma Ngwa councils.
Once more, I bring you pictures that evidence this act of charity by NNAUSA. The pictures tell the story of gratitude from members of the recipient communities, with the Ihie community offering a goat to NNAUSA, in appreciation of its charitable gesture. But, more importantly, these pictures further confirm what we know, already: That some schools in Abia State and, indeed, much of Africa, can kill their students! If you feel concerned about the state of schools in Nigeria and Africa, you can visit the Power Education Foundation website at www.powereducationfoundation.com to learn about how your tax-deductible charitable donation can make a difference in the lives of students, particularly at the pre-primary school level.
Azubike Aliche, President
Power Education Foundation
Recently, on this blog, I posted photographs of run-down and blighted schools in my native Abia State of Nigeria, as examples of schools that kill their students. More than any number of words can, those pictures of dilapidated school buildings, with their malnourished students, spoke volumes of the objective condition of the state of education, particularly primary education, in Nigeria and Africa. The whole idea of schools that kill is ironic, as schools are supposed to promote, not just the intellectual health of students but their overall physical, intellectual and emotional development. But no one can see these schools, with overgrown grasses, leaking or blown off roof, broken windows, etc, and not conclude that students are in danger of dying from diseases contracted from unhealthy environment, around the schools. Imagine roofs that cannot protect students from the elements!
Today, I’m proud to report that an organization that I belong to, the Ngwa National Association USA (NNAUSA), is responding to the needs of these students, in an attempt to stop the schools from killing the students that they are meant to protect. NNAUSA’s efforts may look like a drop of water in an ocean, given the magnitude of the problem in relation to the resources available to it, but to do nothing is not an option for individuals and organizations with conscience. So, thank you, NNAUSA, for your little efforts!
Under its Village Primary School Improvement program, approved in March 2008, NNAUSA is committing about $35,000 to each of seven schools, selected by ballot last September, from each of the seven local government councils of the southern senatorial district of Abia State. Of the seven, renovation or supply of school equipment and supplies has been completed in two – one in Egbelu Ihie in Isiala Ngwa North and another in Umuakpara, in the Osisioma Ngwa councils.
Once more, I bring you pictures that evidence this act of charity by NNAUSA. The pictures tell the story of gratitude from members of the recipient communities, with the Ihie community offering a goat to NNAUSA, in appreciation of its charitable gesture. But, more importantly, these pictures further confirm what we know, already: That some schools in Abia State and, indeed, much of Africa, can kill their students! If you feel concerned about the state of schools in Nigeria and Africa, you can visit the Power Education Foundation website at www.powereducationfoundation.com to learn about how your tax-deductible charitable donation can make a difference in the lives of students, particularly at the pre-primary school level.
Azubike Aliche, President
Power Education Foundation
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