Chris Oyakhilome Foundation Begins 100% Free School In Lagos
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The Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International is about to start a free school
in Lagos.
The Foundation on Sunday inaugurated its 100 per cent
free school in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State.
The free school project
in Ibeju-Lekki, which is built under the auspices of the Inner City Mission
for Children is the fourth in Lagos State and 10th in Nigeria.
The
Chief Sponsor of the project, Pastor Deola Phillips, who spoke on behalf of
co-sponsors at the inauguration said that the 100 per cent free school project
was to ensure that the indigent children had access to proper education.
Phillips, who is also the Chief Executive Officer of Love world Incorporated
said that education remained a core focus area for the Chris Oyakhilome
Foundation International.
She said that in Nigeria, the estimated
number of out-of-school children remained unacceptably high, as reports had it
that poverty was a major reason why millions of them had never seen the four
walls of a school or had dropped out of school.
According to her,
the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International is at the forefront of
protecting the right of every indigent child to education, as it is strongly
believe that education can be the catalyst that breaks the cycle of poverty.
”By giving indigent children access to education and helping them
learn relevant life skills, we are molding them to become profitable members
of society which will, in turn, help us to build and sustain vibrant and
economically stable communities.
”Today, we are set to commission
the InnerCity Mission Primary School, Ibeju-Lekki which will provide a
suitable place of learning for the children in this community and environs.
”This is a monumental step in building the foundation of a great
future for them.
This Primary School will equip boys and girls
alike from communities in Ibeju-Lekki with necessary tools to help them live
above poverty and deprivation.
”Through the unique curriculum we
offer, they will be transformed to become children who would grow up to be
adults who bring profit and not destruction to the society.
”Today’s child is tomorrow’s future.
This school
represents hope, opportunity, and is a message to every child who will be
enrolled here that their dreams are possible,” she said.
Phillips
said that children in the community would no longer have to walk for long
hours to get to the nearest school, as education had been brought right to
their doorsteps and a new day had begun.
This is great
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