A total of 100 vulnerable Almajiri children in Yola, Adamawa, have been enrolled by the American University of Nigeria (AUN) and given learning materials.

The AUN under its Feed and Read project in the Yola-South area of the State is partnering with UNICEF to provide the beneficiaries with access to education.

At the official ceremony on Saturday in Yola, Joel Jutum, UNICEF Education Consultant in Adamawa, said providing equitable access to quality education was the right of the children.

He said that UNICEF Nigeria was sponsoring AUN to provide foundational literacy and numeracy to 50 girls and boys.

Mr Jutum said that each of the learners was equipped with assorted materials in UNICEF brand school bags.

He encouraged the children to be punctual and charged SUBEB for effective monitoring for the success of the programme throughout the three months period.

Obindu Raymond, AUN’s Director, Feed and Read programme, appreciated the contributions of UNICEF for impacting positively on the children.

“We are so excited to partner with UNICEF; thank you for the wonderful gesture. We are hoping that this learning materials could help these young ones to be able to utilise it.”

According to him, the school bag and other learning materials will give beneficiaries a sense of belonging and called on the children to keep the bag seriously for better education.

Atique Salihi, Executive Secretary, Adamawa State Universal Basic Education ADSUBEB, commended UNICEF for impacting positively on educational development in the state.

Ms Atique, who was represented by the board’s Desk Officer, Pre-primary Education, Pwakulenu Maxwell, said the beneficiaries would be taught to read and write.

According to her, from the basic level, if they succeed, they can go up to a tertiary institution to further their education.

(NAN)