A Maiduguri based school,the Maisandari Alamderi Model Nursery and Primary School, has become the beneficiary of a N10 million donation by The Nigerian Stock Exhange (NSE), part of a three-year funding scheme for the administration and maintenance of the school which it donated to the Borno State government in 2017, to help internally displaced persons (IDPs).
The Nigerian bourse said in a statement it made available to business a.m. that the donation was part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. The school is located in the Abuja Talakawa District of the city, the NSE stated.
Bola Adeeko, the NSE divisional head for shared Services, in the statement said that NSE is convinced that education was key to unlocking Africa’s greatest potential, hence its huge investments in its educational intervention programmes.
“We will continue to do our best to create community focused initiatives to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 4, which seeks to achieve inclusive and equitable quality education for all by 2030. We donated the Maisandari Alamderi Model Nursery and Primary School not just to provide quality education in the IDP camp but to also create a model for educational experience for vulnerable children in underserved and crisis prone communities,” Adeeko added.
According to the NSE, the Bornu school initiative, in its 18th month of existence, has received positive feedback and testimonials from community leaders and parents as it continues to make giant strides, having directly impacted over 200 families, recorded zero dropout of the
250 pupils enrolled (141 boys and 109 girls); improved learning outcomes in speaking, reading and writing among the pupils – many of the pupils that had never attended any formal school before are now reading English texts fluently and unaided; upskilled teachers with technology-based
delivery of the standardized curriculum and zero security breach or negative developments in the school.
“The achievements recorded have been made possible by the critical roles played by our implementing partner, Bridge International Academies, the Borno State Government, SUBEB Chairman, Local Government and other stakeholder who are committed to sustaining the impact of this project.
We are currently working to expand this intervention and hope that other organizations and individuals can join us in our efforts to increase access to qualitative education for the IDPs,” Adeeko further said.
Adesuwa Ifedi, vice president of policy and partnerships in Africa for Brige, who are working with the NSE on the project, expressed satisfaction with the Borno School project. “Bridge is proud to be partnering with NSE to realise its vision of providing quality life-changing education for former IDP children. Since inception, the Borno school has had a significant impact on the entire community, strengthening basic education for a more sustainable and brighter future. Our specialized training and learning content has helped local teachers embrace new teaching techniques to transform learning outcomes for their pupils. While thanking the NSE for its generous donation to this great course, we hope to sustain our partnership with NSE to extend
this intervention to other states particularly in the North-East to ensure every child has the opportunity to be educated”.
The Nigerian Stock Exchange said it was committed to fostering partnerships in developing new initiatives along its four CSR pillars, namely, Marketplace, Workplace, Community and Environment. “This dynamic approach will continue to provide opportunities for the often neglected in the community to live a deserving life,” it stated.
