NGO to train 50 teachers in Bwari community on hygiene
NAN-H-46
Hygiene
By Veronica Dariya
Bwari, (FCT) Jan. 16, 2018 (NAN) Gilead Global Initiative for the Less Privileged, an NGO, says it will train 50 teachers of both public and private schools on hygiene in Bwari community in 2018.
Mr Bolarinde Lawal, the Executive Director of the organisation told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the initiative was targeted at making teachers within the FCT become health educators.
According to him, the organisation also targets a medical outreach in the community within the year to sensitise the people on the continuous need to wash hands before cooking and after visiting the toilet.
Lawal added that this was to prevent cholera, dysentery and diarrhea in the Bwari community.
“We are just trying to complement governments’ efforts in the control of diseases.
“We want to empower the teachers with the information they need to properly inform their community, schools and families to prevent communicable diseases.
“We also want them to become facilitators by teaching them effective communication skills, in order to facilitate development in their various areas.
“Looking at the health situation on ground, this should stimulate their interest and passion to do all it takes to make things better.
“We expect them to be agents of change in the aspect of personal hygiene and sanitation; when there is change in the community, the whole country will also witness that change’’, Lawal said.
Lawal gave the assurance that with more funding, the organisation would take other steps to train more teachers on issues that bother the communities.
He said that the organisation intended to also empower at few less privileged families as it would be beneficial in community development programme.
Lawal also reiterated that the organisation had in 2017, trained more than 50 teachers in Bwari community from both private and public schools.
He listed the areas of training to include prevention of cholera, food and waterborne diseases, adding that the training was in collaboration with Servants in Faith and Technology, a U.S. based organisation.
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Edited by Gregory Mmaduakolam/Felix Ajide
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