Oando employees mark Volunteer day in adopted school

Our Reporter

In commemoration of the 2019 International Volunteer Day, Oando Foundation led a team of Oando PLC employee volunteers to engage pupils of Metropolitan Nursery and Primary School, Sari-Iganmu, Orile – one of its 88 adopted schools – in creative activities.

The initiative themed “Trash to Art” focused on refurbishing the Early Child Care classes in the school and increasing creativity among learners through arts and crafts using fun-based activities.

Mandated by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 1985, the International Volunteer Day (IVD) held annually on December 5 to promote volunteerism; encourage Governments to support volunteer efforts and recognise volunteer contributions to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at local, national and international levels.

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This year’s Volunteer Day presented an opportunity for Oando’s employee volunteers to make on the school.  They not only worked with the teachers and pupils to refurbish their early childcare classes, but also taught them arts and crafts to promote creativity.

The pupils painted the class; sketched, coloured, used decorative paper for chain making, did face painting, still-life drawing, and card making.

At the end of the event, the excited pupils eagerly showed off their individual and group creations.

In addition, Oando donated age-appropriate furniture and instructional materials for the classes.

Speaking on the visit, the Head, Oando Foundation, Adekanla Adegoke noted, “On this year’s International Volunteer Day, we are reminded how fortunate we are as an organisation to have such dedicated individuals willing and able to volunteer their time and resources in enriching the lives of others, especially those in our adopted schools.

We believe in the power of collaboration through volunteerism in actualising the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal Four which remains Oando Foundation’s key focus. We are hopeful that today’s donations and engagement with the pupils have positively inspired them, and more importantly will help improve their future learning experiences for better outcomes”.

The Chief Compliance Officer, Oando Plc, Ayotola Jagun, one of the volunteers, appreciated employees for the impressive turnout.

The school’s Head Teacher, Mr. Abiodun Julius said: “We truly appreciate Oando Foundation for adopting our school and what they have done.