Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria ( FOMWAN), Kaduna State Chapter has built a Six million Naira Islamic school to train the Deaf and Dumb.
Commissioning the School in Kaduna, the State Commissioner for Human services and Social Development, Hafsat Mohammed Baba lauded the contributions of FOMWAN to the Education of Deaf and Dumb in the State.
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According to her, education is the passport for the future of the deaf, dumb, and other People living with disabilities.
The commissioner promised a working relationship with FOMWAN to ensure that the noble motives of building the School is sustained.
She also expressed her profound appreciation towards the efforts of the staff of the school that was put in place to ensure that the deaf and dumb get the needed Education.
“These beautiful children, who cannot speak, or hear need this kind gestures of our Muslims sister more than us especially as it is going to impact both the Islamic and western Education on the Students
“It is a giant start and I believe that all of us should rally around FOMWAN to support them. It doesn’t mean you because your child is deaf, you are to beg and collect money on behalf of the child no, there is provision for education, for each and everyone of us. There is a policy in Kaduna state, social inclusion. So we want to include everyone, we don’t want to leave any person behind”, she noted.
In her remarks, the State Amira of FOMWAN, Pharmacist Aisha Isyaku Tukur, said the construction and furnishing of the School gulped over six million naira which was contributed by philanthropists who believe in the association objectives.
Amira Aisha said there are Abilities in Disabilities, hence, the need to educate the Deaf and Dumb to bring out their potentials.
She urged residents of Tudun Nupawa, Kaduna South Local Government Area, the host community of the School to see the project as their own and take responsibility.
Pharm. Aisha Isyaku Tukur expressed her gratitude to the Kaduna state government, Kaduna South Local Government, and other donors, for making the school a reality.
In her speech, the Zonal Director, Universal Basic Education Commission(UBEC),represented by Karima Sule Bako said the commissioning of the Deaf School under FOMWAN is a clear demonstration of collective ambition to uplift the standard of School.
The mixed School is made up of Four Classroom blocks, Teachers’ office, Stores, and Toilets.
