“My former school”: Corps member transforms dirty classroom at her PPA
- A Nigerian lady who was posted to serve as a NYSC member in Madalla, Niger State renovated the classroom after she found it in a bad state
- The lady disclosed that the first time she saw the classroom, she could not sleep at night due to how bad it was
- She decided to renovate it and said she also had support from people who wanted to make a difference for the children
A Nigerian lady, Cynthia Otubu, assigned to Madalla, Niger State, for her NYSC service, took it upon herself to renovate a classroom after discovering it was in bad condition.
She shared that the sight of the classroom was so upsetting that it kept her awake at night.
Nigerian NYSC member maintained classroom in Madalla. Photo credit: cynthiaotubuSource: TikTok
Determined to make a change, she spearheaded the renovation project with the support of others who were equally committed to improving the learning environment for the children.
Eventually, she showed the new look of the school and the reactions of the students when they saw what their school looked like were nothing short of moving. The video was posted by @cynthiaotubu.
The lady captioned the video thus:
“The truth is going to NYSC last year was not an easy task for me but deep down, I knew that I wanted to do it at least for my mother’s sake…I still cannot understand what mothers see in NYSC. I was posted to Madalla Secondary School in Suleja where I teach SS1A Biology…my favorite subject. The moment I entered this class, I knew I had to do something about the situation in the classroom, and guess you what, I DID IT. Thanks to my amazing friends and quality Rotarians around me, you guys mean the world to me. Was it easy? NO Was it a challenge? YES Did I give up at some point? YES Did it take my time? YES BUT I DID IT ANYWAY!!! I had two goals in mind; The first was to create a conducive learning environment, and the second was to create a mini-workshop for the kids to take more accountability and responsibility for their actions. The truth is nobody/government can save you unless you do the little you can do to help yourself by taking responsibility for the little you have. Dear friends, NYSC, Madalla community, the principal, my LGI (Local Government Inspector), my Matron, my students, and my beautiful self for making this possible, and also thanks for your support, love, and kindness. God bless Nigeria.”
Watch the video below:
Fox Nigeria compiled some of the reactions below:
Dee Cee said:
“Since the class don fine Dem go soon change am to staff room or principal office.”
Frank Phyno wrote:
“My formal school.”
Finesse commented:
“This is sooo lovely, God bless u.”
Channel_0010:
“Why is this not going viral.”
Chovwe:
“God bless you.”
AJ8474743:
“God bless you and your generations.”
King Eniobanke:
“This is lovely, may God bless you abundantly,may your spirit be lifted the way you lifted this young mind’s. Thank you for your service.”
Just.1.Vee:
“God bless you so much, that was so thoughtful of you.”
Tenny Eddy:
“God bless you for this, did some childhood in suleja and I’m so proud of you for this.”
Chituru:
“Well done girl. I’m sorry I missed out the opportunity.”
Kikky’s apparel:
“God bless you and your people.”
Beyond d Horizons:
“Thank you for taking responsibility to fix this classroom… the Lord bless your kindness and your efforts.”
Becky:
“U just gained a follower, God bless you.”
In a related story, Fox Nigeria reported that a young corps member, Mark Oluwaseun, has gone online to reveal that he was able to renovate six toilets in Adamawa state.
Corps member renovates broken classrooms
Meanwhile, Fox Nigeria earlier reported that a Nigerian lady, Iheoma Sunday, has used her one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme to make many smile.
Taking to her LinkedIn page, Iheoma said that she took it upon herself to raise awareness and source for funds to renovate classrooms in disuse.
She revealed that with the help of the project, students who could not continue their education because they lacked conducive environments to learn returned to their classes.
Source: Fox Nigeria
