SUPPORT TO SCHOOLS

The Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) are part of the target group of MESH, because they constitute part of the less privileged in the society. In November 2017, MESH designed and donated school uniforms for all the pupils of IDP Primary School, Durumi, Abuja. The objective of the project was to increase the enrolment and retention of the IDP school pupils. A total of 213 uniforms were donated to the school pupils (boys and girls) of the IDP camp. MESH also provided uniform ‘hijabs’ to the girls.

In March 2018, MESH assisted an L.E.A. Nomadic School in Apo Dutse by renovating a one-classroom building for the pre-nursery pupils. Similarly, a 3-classroom school building was constructed for a Nomadic community school in Anguwar Fulani, Lugbe, FCT.

One of the projects implemented by MESH was the construction of a 3-classroom building for the Nomadic school in Angwan Fulani community in Lugbe, Abuja. The project was initiated by IbnRaji Educational Foundation who sought the assistance of MESH. Having conducted the ‘needs assessment’ of the school, a 3-classroom building was constructed for the school in March 2018. In addition to the support for building construction, MESH supplied 50 wooden desks and 50 benches to the school in April 2018 and labelled them as being donations from Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). The handing-over ceremony was held on 22^ndJune 2018. This was to commission the building and officially hand over the school to IbnRaji Educational Foundation who in turn hands over to the Nomadic community. The commissioning was done by Hajia Halimah Jubril, the National Amirah of FOMWAN. She represented the NSCIA. The program was attended by the Chairman and officials of IbnRaji Educational Foundation, MESH officials, the community and the pupils.

In July 2019, the fundraiser Consultant, Amrah Integrated Services Limited delivered 375,000 Naira to MESH as the fund raised within the one-year contractual year, after deducting its 25% commission. MESH expended the money for Almajiri School building where at least 65 young boys-‘almajiris sleep. The school is in Unguwan Katsinawa, Mararaba, Nasarawa State. The total money was spent for replacement of their leaking roof, reconstruction of a small room containing 30 ‘almajiris’ and amending the cement floor of one small room. The renovation exercise started from 7^th August to 4^th of September 2019 after needs assessment visit of 1^st August 2019.

Left: House of the Almajiri before intervention.          Right: Batcher room after repairs after the intervention.