Devatop Centre for Africa Development and UNICEF in partnership with Teenz Global
Foundation, BookmySchool, AFRICMIL and others celebrate 2016 World Book Day at
Internally Displaced Camp, Abuja, on 28th April, 2016.
World Book Day is a period to pay
worldwide tribute to books and authors and encourage everyone, particularly
young people, to rediscover the pleasure of reading.
However, while some children have
access to quality education, can read and write, there are millions of children
most of whom are displaced that lack access to education and learning materials.
A survey carried out on Internally Displaced Persons Camps at Karamajiji, Durumi
and Kuchingoro shows that there are over 500 school aged children who don’t have
access to reading materials and formal school, and whose condition is very
pathetic. The internally displaced children are part of the society that deserves
good educational services.
To commemorate the 2016 World
Book Day, Devatop Centre for Africa Development with support from United Nations
Children Fund (UNICEF) donated educational materials to the internally
displaced children. Also, Devatop, Teenz
Global Foundation, BookmySchool, AFRICMIL, Kabash Love Foundation, Project Hope
Alive, and Carl Maj Foundation donated 554 books and pen to the children.
In an interview with newsmen,
Joseph Osuigwe, the Director of Devatop Centre for Africa Development said that
this year’s World Book Day celebration, tagged “FCT Book Drive for Internally
Displaced Children” is meant to encourage reading and writing among the
children, by providing basic educational materials to them. He expressed the desire of his organization
and partners to provide educational support to the children. According to him,
UNICEF provided a recreational box, early childhood educational box, and
school-in-a box which contained more than 3000 materials.
The materials include: books, pens,
pencils, erasers, crayons, chalkboards, rulers, sport wears, globe, markers,
puzzle, memory games, slates, volleyballs, footballs, basketballs, mathematical
sets, etc. These materials will help to
engage the children in learning and sports. He stated that UNICEF has shown her commitment
in supporting children, especially those who are displaced.
The chief and coordinator of the
Internally Displaced Camp expressed his happiness and appreciated UNICEF and Devatop,
Teenz Global Foundation, Bookmyschool, AFRICMIL, Project Hope Alive, and Carl
Maj Foundation donated 554 books and pen to the children. He stated his optimism on how the materials
will encourage the children to learn. He also appealed to the government,
companies, organizations and individuals to join hands in providing educational
support to the children.
To sustain the impact, Devatop
Centre for Africa Development and its partners have plans to launch a teaching
project for the internally displaced children.
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