Oando Foundation has reaffirmed its commitment to improving access to quality education for Nigerian children with the commissioning of 10 newly upgraded Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) centres across four public primary schools in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The intervention, executed under the Foundation’s LEARNOVATE-SEED (Supporting Early Childhood Education and Development) initiative, aims to promote equitable education and strengthen early learning outcomes across Nigeria.
Beneficiary schools include Seabed Model Primary School, St. Paul’s Model Primary School, Cornel Abbe Model Primary School, and Community Primary School (CAMPS), all located in Rivers State.
Speaking during the official handover ceremony, Head of Oando Foundation, Tonia Uduimoh, emphasised the organisation’s dedication to national development through education.
“As an indigenous organisation that draws a significant pool of its talent from the local labour market, it is important that we contribute meaningfully to national development, especially in building human capital.
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“Our goal, through the Oando Foundation, is to help restore the glory of our public schools. We see ourselves as collaborators with the government, doing our part to ensure that the next generation is better prepared to add value to society and to organisations like ours when they enter the workforce,” she said.
Representing the Executive Chairman of the Rivers State Universal Basic Education Board (RSUBEB), Sir Samuel Ogeh, the Director of Administration and Supplies, Mrs Mina Gabriella Tolofari, commended Oando Foundation for its investment in early childhood education.
“On behalf of RSUBEB, I want to extend our heartfelt thanks to Oando Foundation for this incredible upgrade to our early childhood classrooms and this marvellous work in our schools. I am overwhelmed with joy that such a good thing would happen in our education system,” she said.
The project also included the provision of modern classroom furniture and digital learning tools, 720 ergonomic chairs, 120 tables, wall-mounted whiteboards, bookshelves, playmats, and 50-inch LED televisions preloaded with age-appropriate educational content, to create a more engaging and conducive learning environment for young learners.
Through the LEARNOVATE-SEED initiative, Oando Foundation continues to demonstrate its resolve to strengthen early childhood education and support sustainable learning outcomes in Nigeria’s public schools.
