Edo State Ministry of Education has unveiled the Edo Book Recycle Programme, aimed at providing educational support to less privileged children in rural areas.
Gatekeepers News reports that the initiative is part of the state’s new education policy under the leadership of Governor Monday Okpebholo, who envisions equal access to education for all children.
The programme aims to provide an Educational safety-net for the less opportuned children in the state, especially considering their location.
Speaking at the Stakeholders engagement of both private school owners, various unions as well as civil society groups, the Commissioner for Education stated that to this end, the Edu-recycle programme is tailored to collect used books or sponsored books and school kits from the society and rechannel them to learners who cannot afford them.
Parents who are well to do as well as other privileged Nigerians whose kids are leaving the basic and secondary schools without a sibling in school to take the books over are also encouraged to donate the books of their graduating children to light up the lives of the less privileged children.
He charged parents and their children to take care of the books being purchased with the mind that other less privileged children can benefit from its use in the future.
The Edo State Governor encouraged all parents to seize the Government’s initiative to better the lives of their children as part of the drive to reduce poverty, cultism and other related vices in the Society.
