NGO organises spelling bee competition

Street Child Care and Welfare Initiative, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Lagos has recently organised a spelling bee competition.

Comfort Alli, president of the Board of Trustees, SCCWI said that the benefits of "kids do spell" event would develop pupils cognitive skills.

She said it would develop their vocabulary and competency and brings about self development and confidence.

She said It would also develop public speaking skills and good communication skills.


Ali said that SCCWI as an organization that has its major focus on education makes the program give us an opportunity to deal directly with less privilege children who has the potential to develop very well both cognitive and academic wise which makes the program limited to only public schools and underserved community.



Alii also said we must all understand the fact that charity begin at home so school is to complement what the parents are doing at home because pupils spend only 8hours with the teachers while they spend the remaining hours at home.

She urged parents to help the teachers do their work by providing all necessary school materials for their children.

Ali said as an organization that was established to serve the less privileged, we have some programs that has already been implemented in public schools in Lagos.



Speaking, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu said she was happy to join everyone at this important event put together by the Street Child Care and Welfare Initiative as part of activities to commemorate the Year 2022 International Literacy Day.


She said she was inspired by the objective of the NGO which was to pursue a worthy cause of helping as many children as possible to live better lives and grow to become not just responsible adults, but most importantly, fulfill their dreams and aspirations in life.