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In 2011, my husband and I traveled to Nigeria for the first time.
I met Placida, a five year old from Jos, that year. It became a habit to visit the afterschool program each time we were on the property. My heart was broken as I would watch Placida lay on the cement floor, outside the classroom door, and listen to the daily lesson. She would repeat every word she heard, "This is a library, this is a bank..." More than anything she wanted to be a part of a class.
A year later, I found myself in Jos once again, but this time as a teacher. As a 30 year veteran of early childhood education, I was eager to use creative and fun lessons to help in the afterschool program at Igmin Kibe. This time, Placida was part of the class; my class! The time she spent lingering at the door a year ago was truly a blessing. The words she heard and repeated increased her knowledge of the English language. She had grown from a shy observer to a talkative participant and there have been many times when I had to ask her to translate between another child and me. She is a bright, happy young girl who is still eager, after three years, to get to the learning center after school. She doesn’t mind the 45 minute walk because she knows that wonderful and exciting lessons are waiting for her at Igmin Kibe. There are days she shows up with beads of sweat running down her face from running the mile, in the Nigerian heat. Every day I watch as numerous children show up at Igmin Kibe, just to peek inside, or get a glimpse of the fun activities that their village friends take part in. Their eyes show their hurt and disappointment as they walk away.
Placida is one child among millions who is willing to sit alone, outside a classroom waiting for someone to invite her in and be a part of something wonderful. She is blessed because that day arrived and she enjoys her time inside now. But there are millions more like her who are still waiting, hoping to be invited inside.
Now, it's time to open a new school within the village. A preschool
that is available to all the children, no matter what social status,
gender or hardship. A preschool would provide an early education and
introduction to English that would put these impoverished children at
an advantage in the village school. We have teachers who are eager to
begin. We have the potential to build a safe classroom within the
village and close to home. We have the support of village mothers who
watched our six week experiment with three and four year olds in a
learning environment. We have the support of Back2Back Ministries (www.back2backministries.org) and other mission
oriented organizations. What we don't have is the
finances!!
That's where you come in. Very few are willing to
pack up and leave home for months. Even fewer who can afford to do so
on their own. But there are many who can afford $25 or more to help us
fund this vital program. Thank you for considering this opportunity to
be a blessing to the poorest of the poor.
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