BOOK DONATION
Introduction: According to Dr. Ngboawaji Daniel Nte, The lack of reading culture in African Universities, Colleges and High Schools stem essentially from poverty, corruption and maladministration. The result is a weak academic base characterized by obsolete knowledge and unemployable graduates in a weak economy. The situation is worsened by lack of access to internet facilities. There is therefore the need to assist schools and colleges in this part of the world by donating used, discarded and complimentary copies of Books, Journals, Annual Reports, Gazettes, CD/DVD, Maps etc., and other reading materials to educational institutions in this region as part of our humanitarian contribution to the development of Africa.
As a Pilot scheme, Nigeria is selected with the Niger Delta Region the primary focus of the scheme. The choice of this region is predicated on the fact that it is the most volatile of all the regions and holds the key to the peace of not just Nigeria, West Africa, the whole of Africa and indeed the world because of the presence of huge amount of Oil and Gas. In the last few years the region has remained a hot bed of crisis as a reaction to decades of marginalization by the central government of Nigeria even as the region produces virtually the entire wealth of the nation.
The pilot scheme shall cover some Selected Colleges and Universities in
the six Niger Delta States as follows:
Rivers State: The University of Port Harcourt ( Federal owned)
The Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port
Harcourt ( State owned)
The Rivers State University of Education, Port Harcourt( State
Owned)
Bayelsa State: Niger Delta University( State owned)
Delta State : Novena University (Private)
Western Delta University (Private)
Delta State University ( State owned)
Akwa Ibom State: The University of Uyo ( Federal owned)
Cross Rivers State: The University of Calabar ( Federal owned)
Cross Rivers State University of Science and Technology
( State owned)
Edo State : The University of Benin ( Federal owned)
Benson Idahosa University( Faith Based ).
It estimated each of these Universities should be given between 500 -1000 books.
The distribution of the books in Nigeria shall be done in collaboration with The African Centre for Education and Development a non – profit organization involved in education for development in Africa, see www.aced.interconnection.org
The distribution shall be done under the highest level of transparency to the benefiting schools.
Subject areas to be covered include; The Humanities and Arts, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Science and Engineering and Technology, Security Studies, Religion and Theology among others.
End of quote from Dr. Ngboawaji Daniel Nte.
Send all items directly to the following:
Dr. Ngboawaji Daniel Nte
African Centre for Education and Development
P.O.Box 9649
Port Harcourt, 500001, Rivers State ,Nigeria
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