Save the Children in collaboration with BIC Distributes 100,000 Learning Materials to schools in Borno, Cross River states
By Aviashima Toom in support of safe school resumption for some of the most vulnerable children in Nigeria, Save the Children, through the collaboration enerous of BIC West and Central Africa Regional Office has distribute 100,000 Lucky pens and learning materials to pupils and schools in Maiduguri, Borno State, and Ogoja, Cross River State, In a statement signed by the Coordinator, Information and Communications, Save the Children, Mr. Kunle Olawoyin in Abuja said noted that even though primary education is officially free and compulsory in Nigeria, about 10.5 million school-age children are still out of school, the highest number in the world due to lack of access, displacement, cultural norms, safety concerns and unaffordability of scholastic materials, such as pens, pencils, and school bags, among others. The statement says, the distribution of the school supply is expected to support school resumption, retention, and transition of students to their next grades. ...