A World at School Global Youth Ambassador, Joy Tiku Enighe, celebrated the New Year with orphans in Abuja.
She had a fun filled day interacting with the
children of the orphanage home and took photos with some of them. The children
requested for some vital things that can not be neglected by the government,
NGO’s and individuals.
Read their conversation with A World at School
Global Youth Ambassador and their demands below:
A World at
School Global Youth Ambassador: What are your challenges or things you
lack?
Their
response:
1. We
need peace within us (violence, rough play, noise making and fighting among
ourselves).
2. We
lack writing and reading materials.
3. We
want to be well fed with balanced diet and not only carbohydrate to make us
healthy.
4. Three
of the girls said “we want to go back to school; we have completed our primary
education, waiting to be enrolled into the secondary school for the past one
year”.
5. We
need a new antenna, since it got faulty, we are only watching AIT.
6. Our
teachers and nanny are complaining that their salary and welfare package is
very poor; we are urging the relevant authority and the Federal Government to
increase our teachers and nannies salaries because they are doing their best to
take care of us.
7. Armed
robbers have been terrorizing this environment; we need a quality gate, well
fenced and secured environment.
8. Power
supply
9. Church
equipment
10. Borehole
– Water supply
11. Standard
playing field with carpet grass
12. Dining
table for boys and girls
13. Uniforms
and sport wear
14. School
bus
15. Standard
toilet and bathroom facilities
A World at
School Global Youth Ambassador: If you have an opportunity to meet the
President of Nigeria and global leaders, what will you request for?
Their
Response:
1. We
want the President to make Nigeria a great country where there is peace and
unity.
2. We
want free primary education.
3. We
want quality healthcare, qualified nurses and good medical facilities.
4. We
want the President to build and provide more homes for orphanages, the less
privilege and beggars on the street.
5. We
want the President to fully equip the military and train the security personnel’s
to conquer boko haram.
6. We
want our teachers to be well trained.
7. Government
should provide money for our school fees.
8. We
need adequate security in our learning and sleeping environment.
9. We
need basic learning and writing materials (chalk, board, chairs, tables, books,
pen and pencils).
We, the Global Youth Ambassadors for A World at
School are here to give a voice and hope to children all over the world,
irrespective of their race, tribe, color, religion or ethnic background.
Do something, sign the petition and stand
#UpForSchool at www.aworldatschool.org
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