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The beneficial students with the packaged items
By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi
A total of 100 school girls at Birshin Fulani Primary and Secondary School, Bauchi have been supported with learning materials worth thousands of naira by the Bauchi State Chapter of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ).
The gesture by NAWOJ was to commemorate the 2021 International Day of the Girl Child set aside by the UN General Assembly to see to the myriad of problems militating against the well being of the Girl-child especially educationally and medically.
Speaking at the presentation of the materials on Monday, NAWOJ Chairperson, Bauchi state, Mrs Bulak Afsa said that the gesture was to encourage girl- child enrollment in school and complement government’s efforts in the education sector.
Bulak Afsa also said that the Association was celebrating with school girls in the state by distributing writing materials to them, stressing that education is the backbone of development of any society.
“The materials will support the beneficiaries to obtain basic education.We want girls to be educated and become useful members of the society because if you educate a girl, you have empowered her family and the society at large,” she said.
While receiving the materials, the Principal of the school, Mrs Maryam Garu appreciated the gesture and promised to ensure that the materials were put to effective use
Also Speaking, the SUBEB Chairman represented by the Director School Services, Alhaji Korijo Buba Umar, commended the state chapter of the association for advocating for the education of girls, urging individuals and corporate bodies to support the efforts.
