(Guest Post) 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:
- We need peace within us (violence, rough play, noise making and fighting among ourselves).
- We lack writing and reading materials.
- We want to be well fed with balanced diet and not only carbohydrate to make us healthy.
- 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”.
- We need a new antenna, since it got faulty, we are only watching AIT.
- 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.
- Armed robbers have been terrorizing this environment; we need a quality gate, well fenced and secured environment.
- Power supply
- Church equipment
- Borehole – Water supply
- Standard playing field with carpet grass
- Dining table for boys and girls
- Uniforms and sport wear
- School bus
- 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:
- We want the President to make Nigeria a great country where there is peace and unity.
- We want free primary education.
- We want quality healthcare, qualified nurses and good medical facilities.
- We want the President to build and provide more homes for orphanages, the less privilege and beggars on the street.
- We want the President to fully equip the military and train the security personnel’s to conquer boko haram.
- We want our teachers to be well trained.
- Government should provide money for our school fees.
- We need adequate security in our learning and sleeping environment.
- 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.
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