MMAWT Legacy Initiative’s back to school support programme was initiated by the foundation as parts of its humanitarian activities aimed at supporting the educational sector and encouraging children to enroll and stay in school.
The programme supports students with school shoes , beddings , exercise and textbooks, school uniforms, girl child enrollment incentives to parents and school fees payments , scholarships , covid 19 incentives for the most vulnerable children.
It is in continuation of the 2020 program flagged off on the 10th of October that the Founder of MMAWT legacy initiative and wife of the Sokoto State Governor, Hajiya Maryam Mairo Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, today visited some schools to distribute learning materials to the students.
The schools visited are, NAFOWA Little angels, School located at the Airforce base, Sokoto, Command Day Secondary school (Girls) Giginya Barracks Sokoto, where the Commandant of the school, Major JN NKPERU, briefed the wife of the governor on the ongoing challenges of the school .
While in her response, the state Commissioner of Social welfare and community development, Professor Aishatu Madawaki briefed the gathering on the efforts of the Sokoto State government that led to the successful take off of both the male and female schools in the state.
The Commissioner explained that, the state government donated the buildings to the Army, renovated and constructed the essentials buildings not available, provided Mobility for the schools, deployed administrative and teaching staffs, and facilitated the enrollment of 500 students for both schools with the payment of full tuition fees .
In her remarks, Hajiya Maryam Mairo Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, expressed her appreciation to the management of the school for the reception and promised to look into the requests made by the Commandant at the level of her foundation and forward the government related complaints to the appropriate authority.
The Wife of the Governor was later conducted on a tour of the school by the Commandant, where she interacted with the students and admonished them on the need to concentrate on their studies.
She also introduced the students to the guide book produced by the foundation to help guide them against being victims of predators who prey on young children and all form of abuse .
She applauded the exchange students and enjoined them to take studying science seriously as in lies a great future with words of encouragement !
The Founder Joined at both schools in their singing and recreation activities .
Signed :
Dr Balbasatu Ibrahim
MMAWT Legacy Initiative
2/10/2020