A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Miss Umelo Chinazaekpere Favour, has made history with the inauguration of over 50 double-seater desks, and sanitation infrastructures donated to Waru Junior Secondary School in Apo, Abuja.
Miss Umelo also renovated the community palace to consolidate her Community Development Service (CDS) while serving at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment during which she identified Waru Village for her CDS Projects.
She said during the commissioning of the projects on Wednesday at Waru Junior Secondary School, that changing the rough narrative and long suffered situation faced by both staff and students of Waru School, as well as reducing the sufferings and shame among women and girls, who often leave school for convenience was the reason for facilitating the projects.
She noted that Waru Junior Secondary School has suffered basic necessities that ensure and promote a healthy and hygienic environment for students. The lack of access to water and toilets has seriously interfered with the children’s education especially girls as they often drop out of school when they reach puberty because of the embarrassment and the lack of private places to maintain their dignity, she maintained.
“I identified this problem as a major setback to children’s education in Waru village as many students, particularly girls, would miss classes because they needed to walk home or into the bush if they needed to use the toilet while at school,” she averred.
Miss Umelo finally commended the NYSC Administration, the Universal Basic Education Board, the Principal of Waru School, and others who approved, supported, and supervised the completion of the projects.
The Ambassador at Large and Head of Diplomatic Mission for the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Nigeria, H.E. Dr Duru Hezekiah, while inaugurating the projects charged the school management to maintain the facilities, reiterating that many global opportunities will be attracted to the community.
