Education High Commissioner commends Sir. Emeka Foundation

The Education Initiative by the Sir Emeka
Offor Foundation, a Nigerian based non-
governmental, not for profit charity
organization, to stamp out illiteracy and
promote learning across the continent of
Africa, particularly in the hard to reach
communities, was extended to Bagamoyo,
Tanzania, recently where over 1500
students representing six secondary
schools gathered to receive over 22,000
academic books shipped to the region in
partnership with Books For Africa, a US
based NGO.

A similar effort, the foundation says has
been extended to about 19 other African
countries including Nigeria. Since 2010,
the Foundation has distributed over $18
million worth of books and computers to
school libraries in the continent, according
to its founder, Sir Emeka Offor.
"Education opens the door for Africa's
development and we are proud to support
this cause. Without education, people
cannot create their own solution." My
Foundation believes in that and that is
why we are working hard to ensure that
every child within our reach in Africa have
the opportunity to read and write, "
continued Sir Offor. He said the Foundation
has a similar ongoing partnership with
other international NGOs like The Carter
Center for the elimination of River
Blindness in the southeast of Nigeria as
well as long standing joint effort with
Rotary International to end polio
endemicity in Nigeria and the rest of the
world.

The Nigerian High Commissioner to
Tanzania, His Excellency Ambassador Dr
Ishaya Samaila Majanbu who was
present, applauded Sir Offor and the
Foundation for the exemplary act of
altruism and support of academic
enlightenment amongst Africans. He noted
that such philanthropic gestures by the
Foundation ought to be emulated by other
privileged Africans.

Tom Worth, founder of Books For Africa,
who was represented by Anthony
Nyeshire, Nianjema Secondary School
headmaster, stated that Sir Emeka Offor
has "enabled us to send over two million
books to the students of Africa." He said,
"This generous Nigerian's charitable
activities are an example to us all. It is
with his help and the help of others like
him that we are working towards our goal
of ending the African Book Famine. Clearly,
Sir Emeka Offor-by thinking big and
funding large-scale book projects-is
leading the way!"