Jaiz Foundation renovates school in Jos

JAIZ Charity and Development Foundation has renovated Islamiyyah Pilot Science Nursery and Primary School in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Established in 1952, the school is said to be one of the oldest schools in Jos.

It was learnt that most of the classrooms in the school were dilapidated before the foundation’s intervention.

The school had no doors, windows, ceiling, functional toilets for both staff and pupils or furniture.

The management of Jaiz Foundation renovated 10 classrooms and built five toilets.

The foundation also donated 100 three-seater classroom desks to the management of the school.

The chairman of the board of trustees of the foundation, Malam Adamu Bello, said the gesture was part of the mission of the foundation.

“Our mission is to improve the quality of life and provide timely socio-economic development support through direct and indirect interventions to the society and humanity,” he said.

Represented by a team led by the foundation’s chief executive officer, Dr Abdullahi Shuaib, Malam Bello described education as the biggest legacy that could be bequeathed to young ones.

Through it, he said, the pupils could grow to become great personalities in the future.

According to him, investment in education should not be left for the government alone.

“Corporate organisations need to key in to jointly develop our communities. That is what we have just done with the Pilot Science School. This is one of our numerous interventions in ensuring that those who are less privileged have access to qualitative education. We will continue this kind of intervention despite the meager funds at our disposal,” he said.

Malam Bello congratulated the pupils and urged them to reciprocate the gesture by studying hard to become successful persons in the future.

He commended the management of the school, adding that they were creating their own history by ensuring the school is conducive for learning.

He said: “Let us make ourselves good history for tomorrow so that when people are making reference, they will say during the tenure of these persons, they brought some humanitarian organisations that supported with these little tokens. That is a plus for you all, including the teachers.

“Allah has used you as positive influence to bring this development to this school. You may not know the worth of what you have done but Allah does and He alone is the One to reward you for what you have done.

“We don’t see this as anything; we have not done anything; we are just screwdrivers that Allah has used to screw the nut and the bolts because if the nuts and bolts are not here, the screwdriver will not work. So, it is because you – the nuts and bolts – are there that it is possible for the screwdriver to drive. It is not we that have done it, it is you that have done it and through the help of Allah. May Allah reward you, May Allah reward our leaders and all the stakeholders.”