01/10/2024
Back-to-school:
Fointama Hilda reaches out to vulnerable children in Bum
Within the framework of her campaign dubbed “Step Up, Stand Out: Back To School September 2024”, Senator Fointama Hilda has offered support to some 200 vulnerable children in Bum Subdivision.
Aimed at boosting the education of orphans, children with disabilities and those from very poor backgrounds, the Senator supported them with didactics.
These include school bags, exercise books, ledgers, pens, pencils, rulers among others.
The distribution of the didactics in Fonfuka on Friday September 27, was coordinated by Alternate Senator, Nuh Esther.
In her message which was delivered on the occasion by her Alternate, Senator Fointama warned that any family, community, and country that denies itself of good education is headed for a crash.
She then went on to caution the population of Bum not to fall into this group.
On her part, Alternate Senator, Nuh Esther said: “The Senator as a mother, when she was taking office, she said her major preoccupation is education and she has proven it by providing these kits to encourage our children to go back to school,”.
DO salutes initiative
Speaking on the occasion, the Divisional Officer for Bum, Tumasang Walters said the offer of school equipment to the vulnerable children within Fonfuka and environs by the Senator is a great gesture.
“This gesture is coming after a long period of absence of our parliamentary representatives who we have not seen over the years. She has shown that she has the people of Bum at heart and we appreciate this. It will go along way to alleviate the plight of many our children who couldn’t afford their exercise books, bags and other school needs,”
Idi Umaru, second deputy mayor of Fonfuka Council was also full of praises for the Senator for complementing what they are doing on the ground to encourage education in the municipality.
The Inspector of Basic Education for Bum Subdivision, George Shey Kimbi noted that the distribution of the didactics in Fonfuka was just the first phase with similar exercises to be carried out in Kimbi, Konene South and Buabua.
The donation in Bum Subdivision at the start of the current academic year comes after a similar gesture the lawmaker carried out in Fundong last academic year.
She had donated didactics to children as well as benches to some schools in the chief town of Boyo Division.