YETFund Intervention Impacts Over 80,000 Yobe Students, N1.5bn Fund Untouched

The Yobe Education Trust Fund (YETFund) has recorded landmark achievements successful boosting the state’s acquisition sector, straight and indirectly impacting much than 80,000 students crossed 23 schools each without dipping into the implicit N1.5 cardinal raised during the 2022 acquisition entreaty fund.

This was disclosed by the Honorary Special Adviser to the Governor connected Policy, Dr. Kole Shettima, during a three-day store for members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) successful Kano.

Dr. Shettima explained that the YETFund’s archetypal interventions worthy N278.2 cardinal person transformed learning environments successful the state, portion the main fundraiser savings person grown to implicit N1.7 cardinal done treasury measure investments.

The Special Adviser stated that 15,000 students person benefited straight from the archetypal acceptable of projects, portion different 9,000 gained entree to caller furnishings providing capable sitting spaces.

“In addition, solar-powered h2o facilities present service much than 30,000 students, and different 30,000 person been positively impacted done the proviso of Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) latrines to amended hygiene and trim unfastened defecation successful schools.”

He stressed that transparency and accountability stay cardinal to the Fund’s operations, arsenic the superior raised during the entreaty money has not been touched. Instead, the yields from strategical investments are being utilized to supply captious interventions.

“YETFund is managed by men and women of integrity who unpaid their expertise without remuneration, complementing the authorities government’s efforts successful education.

“The donations realized during the entreaty fund, amounting to N1,534,129,211, were invested arsenic treasury bills, and the yields from these investments were utilized to supply galore interventions successful 23 schools, including furniture, boreholes, and Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) facilities, among others.

“YETFund has delivered these interventions without dipping into the main funds raised, which stay intact for aboriginal strategical projects,” helium assured.

Beyond infrastructure, Dr. Shettima noted that preparations are underway for a broad teacher grooming needs appraisal to equip educators with the close skills and fortify organization decision-making for semipermanent acquisition reforms successful Yobe State.