The Funmilola Bamidele Oke Memorial Foundation (FBOMF), a non-governmental organisation in Osun State, has distributed school bags, exercise books and other educational materials to pupils and students in five public schools in Ayedaade Local Government Area of the state.
The educational outreach, which covered schools in Orile Owu and Araromi Owu, was aimed at supporting disadvantaged pupils and students with essential learning materials to enhance their educational experience.
The materials distributed included school bags, exercise books, biros, pencils and mathematical sets.
The schools visited were Orile Owu Grammar School, Apostolic Grammar School and St. Luke’s Primary School in Orile Owu, as well as Araromi Owu Grammar School and Ebenezer African Church Primary School at Araromi Market, Araromi Owu.Speaking during the outreach, the foundation’s Secretary, Barrister Adenitan Akinola, emphasised the need for governments at all levels to improve funding for education, upgrade school facilities and prioritise teachers’ welfare.
