KADUNA, NIGERIA– The Kaduna State Government on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, started the circulation of specialized assistive gadgets to learners living with specials needs across the state.
The massive social intervention is driven under the Reaching Out-of-School Children (RoOSC) Job of the Kaduna State Ministry of Education.
The ongoing initiative is created to remove physical barriers to learning, foster classroom inclusivity, and significantly minimize the population of out-of-school kids across all 23 local government locations of the state.
Medical Screenings Guide Targeted Welfare Circulation
Speaking at the pilot launch held at the LGEA Sheikh Gumi Design Primary School in Tudun Wada, Kaduna, the RoOSC Project Organizer, Ezra Angai, disclosed that the distribution targets a minimum of 400 pre-mapped learners.
Angai described that the intervention moved far from arbitrary donations. Rather, it relies strictly on data gathered throughout a thorough, state-wide medical evaluation and registration drive carried out by health professionals earlier in the year.
The customized medical plans being deployed span several restorative and optical aids, consisting of contemporary wheelchairs, ankle weights, standing boxes, bilateral back slabs, protective spectacles, and custom-made prescription distance glasses.
So far, more than 30 kids have actually been fitted with precision eyeglasses based on particular clinical recommendations.
Multi-Million Dollar Global Union Backs Job
The RoOSC job is a high-profile, multi-lateral project aimed at returning an overall of 100,000 out-of-school kids back to public classrooms in Kaduna State.
The state ministry is carrying out the intervention with substantial technical and financial backing from an international consortium.
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The coalition consists of Conserve the Kid International (SCI), UNICEF, the Education Above All Foundation, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Advancement.
Stakeholders Warn Against Sale of Specialized Devices
The representative of Conserve the Children International, Emmanuel Umbusa, noted that the task likewise includes intensive, tailored “catch-up learning” academic tracks. These accelerated programs are developed to help newly enrolled kids bridge the literacy space brought on by extended lacks from school.
While commemorating the circulation, the State Chairperson of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Associate Suleiman Abdullaziz, warned beneficiaries and moms and dads versus selling the devices to third-party traders.
Abdullaziz stressed that disability should never be considered as an economic restriction or a barrier to scholastic excellence, strengthening that the tools were provided strictly to elevate the children’s long-lasting educational wellness.
The standard leader of Sabon Gari Tudun Wada, Alhaji Mohammed Usman, commended Guv Uba Sani’s administration for sustaining the human capital task.
Parents of the beneficiaries, speaking through Mr. Jonathan Embraham, revealed profound gratitude to the state government and its worldwide partners, mentioning that the prompt support will erase the stressful logistical struggles their kids faced in attempting to get a standard education.