A non-governmental organisation in Delta State, Ernest Bebenimibo Foundation (EBF), has embarked on kitting up no fewer than 5,000 pupils in creeks of Warri South West Local Government Area of the state.
Items such as school uniforms, sandals, stockings, notebooks and writing materials, among others, were handed over to 2,000 pupils in the first phase of the exercise.
The beneficiary schools in the first phase included Okpele-Ama Primary School, Tebujor, Toruyor Primary School, Opuede-bubor, Kupa Primary School, Ubefan, Peppe-Ama Primary School, Peppe Ama as well as Kere Primary School, Egwa, are all in Gbaramatu Kingdom of the local government.
Founder and president of EBF, Dcn Ernest Bebenimibo, while speaking, said the gesture was to ease the pressure of the current economic downturn on the parents and guardians.
According to Bebenimibo, the exercise tagged: Project KitUpToSchool 2021 was a follow up from the 2020 Street2 School project where the foundation identified that over 90 per cent of pupils were lacking basic school items.
Speaking in the same vein, Director General of the foundation, Dcn Ogaga Darlington Ossai, appreciated all the sponsors of the 2021 phase one of the Project KitUpToSchool.
While stressing that EBF will continue to hold the children in high esteem, Ossai appealed to the Delta State government, well-meaning individuals as well as multinational oil companies operating in the area to partner with EBF to assist pupils in the riverine communities.
Ogaga disclosed that the goal of EBF is to reach 5, 000 kids after phase four of the Project KitUpToSchool 2021.
He urged all parents to prioritize the education of their children, saying “education gives your kids a better chance at social mobility.”
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