Field Africa, Opay distribute school materials to vulnerable pupils

Field Africa Foundation and Opay Digital Service Ltd. have brought relief to  some vulnerable pupils in Lagos State, with distribution of school materials to them.

The foundation’s President, Mr Olatunde Martins, made this known at the distribution of the materials at Rabiatu Thompson Nursery and Primary School, Surulere, Lagos, on Friday.

Martins said the foundation and Opay were supporting the children because their parents were having challenges in providing essential educational materials for them.

He said the foundation discovered that some children still came to school without schoolbags and other essential materials to aid learning.

The president said the foundation and Opay were providing vulnerable children in the state with schoolbags, textbooks, notebooks, pencils, biros, mathematical sets, rulers erasers and  other writing materials.

Martins said that 800 vulnerable students  were targeted in eight primary and secondary schools.

He said that 4,500 students had benefitted so far.

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“The essence of today’s programme is to bring some educational materials to some vulnerable pupils in some primary schools in Surulere.

“We have four schools in Oshodi Local Government and four schools in Surulere Local Government.

“We have done four –  two primary schools and two secondary schools in Oshodi.

They are St. Paul’s Anglican Primary School, Mafoluku Primary school, Mafoluku Senior Grammar School, and Ewu-Tutu Senior High School

“For Surulere, we have Rabiatu Thompson Nursery and Primary and Our Lady Lords Nursery and Primary school.

“For Secondary schools, we have Adebola Junior High School and Lagos Progressive High School, Surulere,” he said.

Martins urged the students to be focused.

The Opay’s Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Mr Itoro Udoh, said that the  company, remained committed to giving back to the society through its various programmes.

“We at Opay remain committed to also giving back to the society with respect to out-of-school and vulnerable children, in particular, through a project called Play for a Child.

“We understand that this support will help these children to do better in class,” he said.

The manager said that since 2023, the company had reached out to more than 4,500 children across 30 primary schools in Lagos State.

The Education Secretary, Surulere council area, Mr Babatunde Awoyelu, thanked the foundation and Opay for putting smiles on the faces of the pupils.

Awoyelu urged other organisations to emulate them  in providing school materials to vulnerable students.