UNICEF distributes learning materials to 1,000 out-of-school children in Kaduna

UNICEF has distributed teaching and learning materials to 1,000 out-of-school children in Farar Kasa, Soba LGA of Kaduna.

NAN reports that the handout was done in collaboration with the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (KADSUBEB).

The community, it is understood, had earlier donated a parcel of land for a school to be erected for their children.

Gerida Birukila, the UNICEF chief of field office in Kaduna, said the gesture was an aftermath of a medical outreach to the community where they solicited a school for educating their children.

She explained that UNICEF took the community’s request to KADSUBEB to discuss the possibility of building a school in the hard-to-reach community.

Birukila lamented that the nearest school to the community was over 10 kilometres away, which posed a challenge to the community, especially during the rainy season.

She equally lamented that the community was also isolated in terms of health, being a disadvantage to it because of its location.

Birukila urged parents to enroll their children in the school, while also calling for its maintenance.

Tijjani Abdullahi, the chairman of KADSUBEB, said UNICEF has been committed to supporting the state in terms of education.

He also said the board was ready to collaborate when UNICEF brought the message from the community after their medical outreach.

Abdullahi said they hope to begin building the classrooms on the land donated by the community in January 2025.

He said KADSUBEB has worked with different communities, where it has built over 2,000 classrooms in the last two to three years.

Abdullahi added that some of the teachers would be arranged to begin lessons for the enrolled children in temporary spaces.