By: Audrey John
The Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) Dr David Sengeh has confirmed that the Ministry has distributed about 74,000 radio set as of March 2022.
He gave such figure based on the numbers that were given to them by their partners, who have been supplying these sets to pupils, parents and local heads across the country.
These radio sets are meant to support the radio teaching programs, which the Ministry has been run since the outbreak of the deadly Ebola in 2014, where pupils found it difficult to come in contact with teachers and their colleagues in the classroom.
According to the Minister “As of this March, 2022, we have distributed about 74 radio sets” of which most are solar powered and many have USB to pupils and teachers across the country.
The radio sets were distributed to girls, children with disability and those in hard to reach area, which he cited to be part of the radical inclusion policy.
And among the organizations that supported such distribution, are World Vision that distributed 48,000 sets to pupils, Plan that distributed to 16155 to pupils, Sight Save that distributed 826 set to children with disabilities and EduAid distributed to 180 sets to Heads of Schools, Teachers and Local Chiefs.
