SCI Boost Education, Water Access, With Solar Borehole, Block Of Classrooms In Yola South Communities
By Hanny Henry
Hundreds of pupils in two communities in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State are set to benefit from improved learning conditions following the inauguration of a rehabilitated borehole and a three-classroom block by Save the Children International (SCI).
The facilities, located at Wuro-Chekke Nursery and Primary School and Ngurore Central Primary School, are expected to improve access to safe water and provide a more conducive environment for teaching and learning.
The projects were delivered under the Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Multi-Year Resilience Programme II, as part of efforts to strengthen education infrastructure and support children affected by displacement and other vulnerabilities.
Speaking at the inauguration, Umar Garba Pella Adamawa State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, described the facilities as an investment in the future of children and a boost to the quality of learning in the benefiting schools.
Pella, represented by Patience Dimas, the Director of Human Capital Development in the ministry, commended SCI and its development partners for supporting the state’s efforts to improve education.
He said the facilities would help create a safer, more inclusive and child-friendly learning environment, particularly for internally displaced persons, returnees and children living with disabilities.
“The Adamawa government deeply appreciates SCI and its partners for their continued commitment to strengthening education in Adamawa State,” he said.
The commissioner urged the benefiting communities to take ownership of the facilities and ensure their proper use and maintenance, assuring that the government would continue to monitor them to ensure they serve pupils for years to come.
Earlier, Abdulrasheed Muhammad, the SCI Team Lead for the BAY States, Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, said the projects were part of broader interventions aimed at building resilience within communities and improving access to quality education.
Muhammad, represented by SCI Education Officer, Heylla Dauda, disclosed that the organisation had implemented nine other projects in different communities across Yola South Local Government Area.
The head teachers of the benefiting schools, Hajiya Zainab Hassan and Lawan Dikko, expressed appreciation to SCI, its partners and the state government, promising to ensure that the facilities were properly maintained and fully utilised.
They said the interventions would ease some of the challenges confronting both teachers and pupils and provide a better setting for learning.
Also speaking, Aisha Umar, the Speaker of the Adamawa State Children’s Parliament, called on government and education stakeholders to sustain investment in learning facilities and teaching materials.
Umar said children should have access to quality education and a supportive learning environment regardless of their background or circumstances, stressing that such investments were essential to their development and future prospects.
The inauguration marks another step in efforts by government and development partners to strengthen basic education and improve essential services for children in vulnerable communities across Adamawa State.
