By Aisha Gambo
The Kaduna Power Supply Company(KAPSCO), on Thursday donated a solar-powered water pump to supply portable water to Kaduna State Special Education School (KASSES).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that KASSES is a special school for hearing and visually impaired children.
NAN also reports that the donation was made to support the activities marking the community service week of the Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship (KIF) programme.
The KIF fellows also donated computers and softwares to ease the visually challenged pupils study in their learning.
While addressing the school, Ms Dolapo Popoola, the managing director KAPSCO who was represented by Malam Ya’u Tanko, stated that the company plans to expand the program to schools in the state.
She mentioned that the power supply company had begun the designing of a sustainable solar power solution for KASSES as a pilot.
“KAPSCO was established by the Kaduna state government to increase access to electricity in the state by powering Off- Grid communities and helping the public attain affordable alternative power supply.
” It also manages the energy consumption of public buildings and provides constant,reliable power to hospitals under the Kaduna Solar for health programme,”she said.
Meanwhile, Zaliha Lawal,a Kashim Ibrahim fellow stated that the solar panel installed would power water supply in the school, computer lab and classrooms.
” We aim to promote an understanding and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of people with disabilities.
“We believe that these donations will benefit the students and staff of the all boarding schools, and shortly, fellows and private organization will be able to do more for the school,” she said.
Salamatu Shuaibu, principal of the school expressed appreciation to KAPSCO and the fellowship for the donations saying the solar equipment and computers would be maintained and used judiciously.
She noted that examination period in the school had been a herculean task adding that the computers donated would make work easier for the teachers and students
NAN reports that the Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship is a nonpartisan programme which was introduced by Kaduna state government in 2018 to develop and nurture young people.
The fellows would form a part of a network of high potential individuals with skills and training required for leadership positions in the public sector and other strategic areas.(NAN)
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