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Over the years, Nigeria’s educational system has experienced a steady decline in the quality of education being delivered to its student populace. The reason is not too hard to figure out. The educational sector is terribly underfunded. The yearly budget voted for education is just not enough. There have been cries and protests over the current state of affairs in our schools and I am sure that there will still be more. Education, no sorry, a SOUND education is very key to national development both now and in the distant future. It is very obvious that a drastic change needs to occur real fast if we hope to save the system from total collapse.

My name is Uzo Margaret Isinguzo, a broadcaster with WazobiaFM (UZO ODODO OBA 1 OF WAZOBIAFM) I am the product of a public school and firmly believe that the system can be revived if concerted efforts from well-meaning Nigerians are made to supplement government’s efforts. Please just imagine with me for a few minutes that you get to your office or shop and discover that everything has totally broken down. You have no chair to sit on, the table has just three and a half legs, your roof is leaking and even the office itself is boiling hot because there isn’t electricity to power your fan in the serious heat from the sun. You slowly move towards the toilet as you wonder how you will get work done effectively in this kind of environment. You open the door and stop dead in your tracks as the filth and gut-wrenching stench from the toilet hits you. The last few users haven’t been flushing because there is no water to do so! You start to ask yourself how much more of this you can take and for how long before you either go crazy, or just simply walk away from it all. Well, what you have just “imagined” is the exact reality of what the teachers and pupils in our public schools are currently facing! How effective can they be in such an environment? What kind of inspiration can these teachers have? How zealous in learning can these children be in this kind of setting? And in the end we hope to employ or work with quality graduates? HOW?


It is to this end that I am inviting all friends, well-wishers and all well-meaning Nigerians to come and let’s actually DO something in the “UZO GOES TO SCHOOL” project.

The “UZO GOES TO SCHOOL” project is an initiative of STRONG VOICE MEDIA. This project is targeted at helping to improve both the learning and working conditions of the pupils and teachers in government-owned schools. A lot of parents enroll their wards in private schools for reasons such as better infrastructure, good teachers, better learning environment and many other reasons. However, a whole lot more parents cannot afford the fees charged by the private schools. “UZO GOES TO SCHOOL” intends to:

Help create a better learning environment in government owned schools, Encourage the parents to be more participatory in school activities, Help build better future leaders and a better society and to Promote basic health care and proper hygiene within the school environment.

The maiden edition and launch of “UZO GOES TO SCHOOL” shall be at Oore Ofe Primary School, Ojo bus stop off Liasu road, Idimu-Ikotun Egbe, Alimosho LGA, Lagos. This happens to be the primary school I attended and as the saying goes, “Charity begins at home”.

I had earlier gone to the school to make enquiries about what the needs of the school are. I was almost discouraged at the very long list of needs that was presented. Where was I going to get the money to help meet all these needs? Have I not bitten more than I can chew? All these were the questions that were running in my head. Well, I thank God for family, friends and a passionate Team who have supported and are still supporting the project even as I ask you to join hands with me on this journey. I have somewhat narrowed the original list to reflect only the most basic of needs. The school definitely needs more! Listed below are the items needed for the Launch / flag-off of the project:

Marker boards and markers, Furniture(Tables and chairs for both teachers and pupils), Toilet renovation(Tiles, Paint, Toilet seats, etc), Water supply(Water pump for the well) and Electricity , First Aid box, Drugs and toiletries.

Names of donors will constantly be updated on my blog and other social network media. To achieve the aims of this project, I and the members of my team arrived at a costing of five hundred thousand naira (N500, 000). After the maiden edition, “UZO GOES TO SCHOOL” intends to visit and rehabilitate two public schools every year in the same manner.

Adequate documentation and an update of fund dispensation and work progress shall be made available to members of the public on my blog (www.uzowazobiafm.blogspot.com) and other social network media (twitter and face book). At the launching, there will be an unveiling of the work done so far before members of the general public. You are all invited!

On a final note, I can't do this alone. I need your support in every way possible (morally, physically, spiritually and most of all, financially)! I know that times are hard, but please give whatever you can to help make a difference in the lives of the little ones we call our future. God Almighty will surely bless you as you do so. Thank you!

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