A new fuel tax in Nigeria has spiked the cost of transportation for working people, who expressed their disfavor to our new media partner, CCPM-TV.
Combined with the arguably draconian measures now in effect to stop the spread of COVID-19, this tax forms a double dose of hardship for the poor masses.
The ill effects of these policies have spilled over into HEAL’s mission on behalf of the Masters, thus magnifying our need for your support.
At Berthrand Okonkwo Memorial Comprehensive Academy (BOMCA), which partially reopened for JS-3 and SS-3 “exam” classes on August 4th, teachers and students press on in spite of the officially imposed challenges.
As in American schools, classrooms have had to adjust. “We split our JS-3 class into two rooms, doubling the space between students in compliance with new health safety rules”, said Principal Maria Ndulor.
This begs the question of how we will create enough space once all 427 students return upon full reopening, the date of which is still unknown.
Alozie Demian returned with his JS-3 classmates to take the national BEC Exam as required to advance from Junior to Senior Secondary level.
He missed five months of school, from March through July, due to the COVID-19 shutdown. “While at home, I had already begun to forget some of what I had learned, and so I am happy to be back at school”, Alozie said.
If that’s the way he felt, the rest of our students still at home probably feel the same way, like they are missing out on learning at a critical point of their lives!
With these challenges, I come to you with an open hand on behalf of the Masters. There could not be a better time for you to lift them up!
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