Group donates materials to boost non formal education in Ebonyi

Adefioye Iyunade

 A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Education Today for Sustainable Development Initiative (ETSDI), has donated educational and COVID-19 preventive materials worth millions of naira to the Ebonyi State government.

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Head of Programmes of the NGO, Mrs Glory Brendan-Otuojor, while presenting the items which include exercise books, instructional manuals, face masks, hand sanitizers, non-disposable sanitary pads and pens on Monday in Abakaliki said the gesture was intended to boost the state’s non-formal education and adult literacy programme.

Brendan-Otuojor lauded the developmental strides of the government in eradicating illiteracy in the state through its adult and non formal education programme.

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She said that the initiative had received immense support from the state government since it started promoting adult literacy programme in 2019.

She also said that the materials were part of ETSDI’s efforts to support Ebonyi in the war against illiteracy.

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Brendan-Otuojor said, “We are here today to hand over materials to support the programme that you already have on ground. We are happy to present these materials to the state government and believe that they will enhance the learning process.

“We also believe that the girl-child and indeed every woman deserve to be educationally empowered, hence we came up with the programme. Because we are in COVID-19 pandemic, which has restricted most of our activities, we considered it appropriate to include protective materials to enable adult learners to protect themselves when they go out to learn.”

The Special Assistant to Gov. Dave Umahi on Adult and Non-formal Education, Mrs Stella Nwagu, who received the materials on behalf of the government, commended the initiative and synergy between the NGO and the state government.