Professor Bolanle Adeniyi, convener of Dignified Youth Development Initiatives International, stated that the group embarked on the intervention following complaints that the community had been cut off from COVID-19 preventive measures and its palliatives. Professor Adeniyi declared that the donation was in response to calls from many school counsellors and principals to give their pupils, many who are orphans, vulnerable and underprivileged, appropriate personal preventive equipment such as face masks and hand sanitizers. These students are at risk of contracting COVID-19; and if a student is infected, the entire family can be infected. Due to this, we will continue to have increased transmission of COVID-19 in the community. Our goal is to get to 100 schools with face masks and hand sanitizers, but presently we will be going to 20 public primary and secondary schools.”

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 30, 2020 03:45 UTC