A USA-based NGO, Islamic Ummah Relief (IUR), has constructed an orphanage home and a school for orphans and other less privileged children in Katsina State.
The facility is designed to offer sound and standard education to the orphans as well as the less privileged children in the society.
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The facility, which is named: “The Magnet Academy At Alhuda”, has a moto: “Nurturing the minds and spirit of our future generation”.
Commissioning the edifice, Gov. Dikko Radda, applauded the group’s foresight for initiating such projects for the benefit of orphans and other less privileged children in the society.
“What we saw today, is a something that touched our hearts.
“The IUR Chairman told us that he grew up as an orphan, and was taken care by his mother up to the time Almighty Allah gave him opportunity to go to America for study, after which, he resides there.
“He didn’t forget what happened to him when he was young, that’s why he established the school in Katsina, in fact, this school is among comprehensive schools that every one will want to take his child to,” he said.
Radda, therefore, thanked the chairman for the initiative and urged other people to emulate the gesture by supporting orphans to also achieve their potentials in life just like other children.
Earlier, the IUR Chairman, Mr Zahradeen Ibrahim-Hassan, said that “he is an indigene of Katsina State, but residing in America.”
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According to him, the NGO is also working in other countries like Ghana, Niger and Uganda.
“IUR now focuses attention on orphans from four-to-six years, so as to give them not only a sense of belonging but also to pave the way for them to achieve their potentials in future.
“We want to give them sound education, considering how the North is left behind in western education, at the same time, economic constraint is affecting the education of such children.
“We started the journey six years ago, thanks to Almighty Allah Who makes our efforts a reality today,” he said.
Also, the Director of the institution, Mr Auwal Mohammed-Giyade, said the education and other services were free-of-charge, adding that scouting for genuine orphans to enjoy the gesture had already started.
He noted that the school pegged about 25 to 30 children for Kindergarten, up to secondary school level as the pioneer beneficiaries.
According to him, all necessary facilities are already provided to enhance learning and improve the living condition of the beneficiaries while in the orphanage home.
“Here, we have hostels, playgrounds, play toys, enough classes, library, other learning materials, clinic, three meals for each pupil, and other basic needs free.
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“All these will be provided by the IUR and it neither belongs to government nor does it have affiliation with any political party,” he confirmed.
The director revealed that the services would start after the commissioning, assuring that the NGO had made adequate arrangement to ensure sustainability.
