Twenty indigent pupils of the Bridge International Academies, a network of schools serving low-income earners, were presented with a full academic year scholarship, courtesy of the Alabaster Network, a group of working-class Christian women with a common goal of sharing principles on how to excel in their careers, at the home and impact lives.

The non-governmental organization, Alabaster network, has carried out social impact projects like supporting orphanages and adopting a local government hospital and donating equipment to make the lives of women in that community better, especially during childbirth and delivery.

The scholarship award to the 20 Bridge pupils is their first social project in education.

Speaking at the scholarship presentation ceremony held at the Bridge Lagos office last Monday, a representative of the Alabaster network, Ms Iye Rotimi noted that investing in the lives of children through education is a pivotal way to securing Nigeria’s future.

“If there is anybody seeking to make an impact, there is no better way than to invest in the lives of children because they are the future of our country,” she said.

Rotimi added that she hopes that the scholarship will support the families and encourage the children to continue to soar high and excel in their studies.

One of the beneficiaries, Obaloluwa Olusesan, a primary four pupil at Bridge International Academies in Ipaja, said he was happy because Bridge had helped him so much in his studies. He said he enjoys reading because of the electronic reading program in his school. The virtual storybook library also called the ERP has hundreds of stories to help children practice literacy.

A parent of one of the beneficiaries, Mrs. Modupe Alfred, said she was so excited to receive the notification of her son’s scholarship as it would go a long way in supporting her family. She thanked Alabaster and Bridge for their intervention at supporting children’s access to life changing education.

Source: The Nations newspaper.