AEMA Empowers and Support Thousands of Students in Kuje Govt Secondary School. Abuja

African Economic Merit Awards empowers
Government Secondary School, Kuje. Abuja.
AEMA is aimed at awarding for excellence.
Rewarding successful African entrepreneurs,
unrecognised and recognized impact making
NGOs.
The organisation is into community development
and sustainability in Agriculture , Education,
Health and Technology initiative. Speaking at the
event was the President of AEMA, McEva Temofe,
Secretary General, Delita Whitfield and Head,
Legal Services, Kayode Oluwatuyi.
Government Secondary school Kuje was given
school items. Some students were assured of
their WAEC and NECO fees being paid by the
organisation. They were inspired by topics: (a)
who is your mentor ( b) overcoming peer
pressure (c) importance of secondary education.
The sensitization programme which was held in
three categories captured areas like “Mentorship,
Overcoming Peer Pressure and Importance of
Secondary School Education”.
The President of AEMA, who is also a Principal
Consultant, McEva Temofe, while handling the
“Mentorship” class, exposed the students on the
benefits and rudiments of having a good mentor,
of which the students were given opportunity to
pencil down their names and mentors they
admired.
He said, “This programme from assessment was
a huge success, we have impacted lives, more
fulfilling is that we were able to meet the needs
of physically challenge students.” McEva Temofe
said.
Kayode Oluwatuyi the Legal Adviser of AEMA who
handled the “Importance of Secondary School
Education” said “We highlighted the importance of
secondary school which is an intermediary
between Primary and Tertiary Institution of which
we shared our life experiences and how we
overcame the huddles of youthful age.
“We taught the student some entrepreneurial skills
which they can engage on their private time, we
listened to some of their challenges, provided
answers to their questions and data’s of the
students were captured on areas where we can
partner with them beyond classroom” Oluwatoyi
said.
One of the beneficiaries Odo Jude a Senior
Secondary School, SS3 student who is also the
Head Boy of the school said “I will like to say a
very big thank you to the organizers of this
programme, is an eye opener, we were taught the
need for good mentorship, how to overcome peer
pressures among several others.
“I wish the programme continues tomorrow the
students are happy and they have learnt a lot.
The Head Girl of the school, Aliyu Fatima said,
“They have improve my life and that of the rest
students in this school; we want this to be held
regularly, it will serve as a reminder.
The Vice Principal of the school who stood in for
the principal, Mohammed Useni said, “Am
impress, I was not expecting something like this, I
taught it was just talking to the students, but it
went beyond that.
“In fact some of the student’s troop into my
office expressing joy over what they have learnt,
it was really a great experience” the Principal
said.
He however, use the medium to call on well to do
men and women in the society to come up with
diverse support programme to assist children in
schools most especially the less privilege.
AEMA at the end of sensitization workshop gave
out pen and exercise books to students who
performed extremely well in questions and
answers segment, while light refreshment was
made available to thousands of them.
The AEMA Project according to the President
which is just three month old covers 17 African
countries, such as Cameroon, Kenya, Ghana,
South-Africa, Benin Republic, and Gambia among
several others