Group donates school uniforms, kits to 400 Lagos pupils

About 400 hundred orphans and vulnerable students from Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State will resume school  in the next few weeks with new school uniforms and kits donated by, Jakin NGO a nongovernmental organization.
The donation at Panda Event Complex, Sabo, Yaba, Lagos on Friday was in commemoration of this year’s World Literacy Day.
According to the president of the organisation, Mrs. Olubukola Adebiyi, Jakin NGO, the group has the objective to enlighten the children on the essence of education and  encourage them  appreciate their impact on the future of  the nation.
 The group also empowers young pupils with basic school items in order for them   to function effectively in the new academic session.
She said: ''The gesture of love will help them psychologically by boosting their morale and definitely spark a new light in them by encouraging them that there is still a light at the end of the tunnel.
 ''Jakin NGO’s  Dress a Child For School Project,  which has held in September of every year since 2010 will continue to put smiles on the  faces of these children by providing them two brand new school uniforms, a school bag, two pairs of socks, a pair of school sandals, a dozen exercise books and other school items.''
 Adebiyi urged the parents and students not to give up on education since ''education is the greatest legacy we can give a child. It is the valuable gift and greatest investment in a nation.''
''It is not too late, we can still save our world we must challenge ourselves to pull our resource together and jointly fight illiteracy, we need to fill the gaps repair the bridges and strengthen the various form and channels of literacy available in the society,'' she added.

Speaking on the theme of the year event, ''Literacy for the 21st century Nigerian child'' The Education Specialist, UNICEF,
Mrs. Justine Onifade said literacy in 21st century deals with the ability for a child to able to interact with computer systems.

''It mitigate the potential adverse effect of media and empowers children to make informed choice.''

She urged the government to provide computer systems to the government owned schools  since ''computer and media literacy is an essential part private school system.''


 By Adeniyi Adunola and Tolulope Okunlola