STORIES ON EDUCATION

If on social media you found those images of children sitting on the bare floor, sometimes using
blocks as desks in an empty classroom disturbing, then you would certainly be worried about the classroom conditions in Tunga-Maje and Tenebo in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State.
That was the fate of the school children in these communities before AAN/CCEPE intervened. The community schools in Tunga Maje had no chairs and desks, the pupils had to sit on the floor to learn. This made it difficult for them to write well, and the children returned home with dirty clothes.
The situation was so bad that many of the children were not motivated to continue schooling, and as such many opted to drop out of school.
With support from ActionAid, the Center for Community Empowerment and Poverty Eradication (CCEPE) was able to construct and donate chairs and desks to the community primary schools in Tunga-Maje and Tenebo communities. CCEPE also conducted some advocacies to enlighten the communities about the importance of education. This led to the establishment of School-Based Management Committees (SBMCs) in the communities to oversee the administration, infrastructural development and maintenance of the schools. AAN/CCEPE has also renovated some of the school structures, giving them a massive facelift.