CEPEJ sets up peace and environmental clubs in Delta public schools
Ndu Samuel
As part of effort towards encouraging peace building and environmental friendliness, a non governmental organisation, Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ) has set up Peace and Environmental clubs in some selected public schools in Delta State.
The NGO said, the initiative to establish such unique clubs in secondary schools is geared towards catching them young in line with the educational requirements of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals SDGs.
The peace and environment clubs programme which was flagged off at Obiaruku Grammar School, Obiaruku, where also inaugurated in two other public secondary schools in the three senatorial districts across the state as well as the host Umuebu kingdom.
A facilitator and coordinator were nominated to help coordinate and facilitate the process in the selected schools and community.
The facilitators for the in-School are Mr. Oreva Idudhe, Egbabor Okezi; from Kokodiagbene Secondary School, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta South; Mr. Dedevwo Wilson, Daramola Fortune represent Okene Secondary School, Okoukoko, Okpe Local Government Area, Delta Central and Obiaruku Grammar School; Otutu Henry, Iloh Esther for Delta North, while the out-school has Mrs. Uzu Peace and Mr. Onyeuku Stanley as the facilitators for Umuebu kingdom.
CEPEJ promised that the initiative will soon be expanded to other public secondary schools in States such as Bayelsa, Niger, Lagos and the FCT, Abuja
The Chief Inspector of Education in Ukwuani Local Government Area, represented by the Deputy CIE Mr. Osuenene Lucky, inaugurated the club, while Chief Enubodo Lucky represented the Umuebu kingdom
National Coordinator of CEPEJ, Comrade Sheriff Mulade, represented by CEPEJ’s Corporate Communications Manager, Rita Ehimen, commended the various schools and communities for supporting the PEC initiative.
According to him, PEC will promote a culture of peace and sustainable environmental best practices among young people. He said the PECs initiative gives girls and boys a safe space within which they can acquire skills that help students navigate the challenges of everyday life, and that the initiative would enable them develop into healthy, responsible, productive adults.
This he said, will further enhance their self-esteem, a major key to success in life, adding that the development of self-esteem is extremely fundamental to the happiness and success of students.
The CEPEJ Coordinator stressed that the PEC initiative would help to increase academic performance for those in school, support social skills and make it easier for members to keep healthy relationships, since they will be well equipped to cope with mistakes, disappointments and failures.
The inauguration ceremony was performed by Mr. Osuenene Lucky, Deputy CIE, while the Vice Principal of Obiaruku Grammar School was nominated as the State PEC Coordinator, Ugbe 1, Oluronke and gave the assurance that the inaugurated facilitators who were people with integrity drawn from various schools, would do their jobs diligently
