Digital Literacy: dRPC Trains 150 Teachers, Donates ICT Lab, Awards Scholarships In FCT

The improvement Research and Project Centre (dRPC) has strengthened efforts to beforehand integer literacy and curb school-related gender-based unit successful underserved communities of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) done training, infrastructure, and scholarships.

With a ₦5 cardinal assistance to a section Non-governmental Organisation (NGO), the Rising Hope Girls’ Educational Foundation (RHGE), dRPC has supported the constitution of integer laboratories successful 10 FCT communities, trained 150 teachers connected integer literacy, and awarded 20 scholarships to indigent children successful Chikakore and different communities.

Speaking astatine the commissioning of a integer laboratory successful Junior Secondary School Chikakore, Kubwa, dRPC Executive Director, Dr. Judith-Ann Walker, said the involution is portion of her NGO Support Initiative (NSI), designed to cushion the interaction of caller backing cuts connected section non-profits.

Represented by the Centre’s Director of Partnerships, Development and Communication, Hassan Aliyu Karofi, she said dRPC remains committed to investing successful acquisition and supporting grassroots organisations.

“Last year, erstwhile the United States authorities disbanded USAID and stopped backing different planetary non-profits, our organisation was affected. Having been astir for 33 years, we recognize however overmuch smaller indigenous NGOs are struggling, and this inaugural is simply a mode to support their interaction alive,” Walker explained.

RHGE Project Director, David Ahanor, said the integer labs are equipped with computers, whiteboards, and net modems, present serving arsenic hubs for some students and teachers. He noted that the task has helped tackle challenges specified arsenic constricted entree to integer resources, under-resourced teachers, and school-related gender-based violence.

“Over 150 teachers person present been trained successful Artificial Intelligence literacy and harmless schoolhouse practices, portion much than 500 students person benefited from integer rights and harmless schoolhouse sensitisation. Beyond classrooms, assemblage engagement has reached implicit 400 parents and younker done open-air campaigns,” Ahanor added.

The inaugural besides targets 100 girls for grants to screen schoolhouse fees, with 20 girls acceptable to payment straight successful each assemblage school. Teachers crossed Byzhin, Kubwa, and Dutsen-Alhaji are already applying AI tools successful acquisition mentation and starring harmless schoolhouse advocacy.

Director Principal of JSS Chikakore, Ishaya Dogo, described the involution arsenic “a beacon of hope” for children successful underserved communities. He said “To our donors, we are profoundly grateful. Your publication of desktops volition assistance our students larn amended and your assistance volition springiness our children a brighter future; this is an enactment of kindness we volition ne'er forget.”

Acting Executive Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB), Dr. Alhassan Sule, commended the effort, noting that acquisition is simply a shared responsibility.

Represented by Deputy Director, Curriculum, Nsa Rabo, helium urged much NGOs to complement government’s efforts successful integer education.

The lawsuit was attended by officials of UBEB, leaders of the school’s Parents Teachers Association (PTA), and the Chief of Chikakore community, Chief John Azaecheyi, alongside his assembly members.