A non-governmental Organisation (NGO), Helping Hand Community, has renovated the toilets, Vice Principal’s office, staff room and the library at Epetedo High School, Lagos Island, Lagos. 

Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Helping Hand Community, Oladimeji Faizol Awofusi, also rewarded exceptional students with cash prizes, free school uniforms and entry passes to the fourth edition of back-to-school programme.

He said: “We decided to come to Epetedo after renovating Dolphin High School and Stadium High School, Surulere. We have been touching lives. We came to the school to ask for their needs and they picked the toilet, Vice Principal’s Office, library and staff room.

We finished the project within six weeks and delivered.
 
“It took a little time to get the project approved as we were told to write to different offices. I think the government should do something about that.”
 
When asked on the next project, he said: “We have back to school programme, which is a big project coming up in September. We will equip students with books, school bags, food supply, hygiene products and medical checkups.
 
Speaking also, the principal of the school, Afunwape Babatunde, said: “Helping Hand Community came to our school and identified area of needs and decided to fix them. Our students can now use the library and toilets conveniently and our teachers now have a befitting staff room.
 
“Only the government has been taken care of the school and the government always advocate for NGOS to collaborate and Helping Hand Community came to our help.
 
“This project means a lot to the school. We cannot learn under unhealthy environment so, this is a way to enhance learning.
 
“Before now, it was difficult to manage the toilet due to inadequate water supply but when Helping Hand came, they helped up to renovate and we now have adequate water supply.
 
On the maintenance, he said: “We have a mechanism to manage the facility, we have running water so, having running water and toilets manager will ensure that the toilet is always clean.
 
“We are appealing to other NGOs that just as what Helping Hand Community, I appeal to others to come around so that we can collaborate. Our field needs renovation, we need more partnership to create more conducive environment for learning.”