Corps mass literacy group reduces adult illiteracy
Educational development
of the country had also been positively imparted through the posting of Corps Members
to teach in schools at all levels. In addition, the level of literacy has been
improved among the populace through the activities of the Corps Mass literacy
Group, which has the mandate of reducing illiteracy especially at Adult and Non-formal
level to the barest minimum in Nigeria.
The scheme has
contributed to strengthening healthcare delivery as Corps Doctors and paramedics
have continued to serve in public hospitals all over the country, especially at Primary
Healthcare Centres and hard-to-reach rural locations. Furthermore, Corps
Doctors have been using the platform of the Community Development Service to
carry out medical outreach in various communities.
Value has also been
added to numerous communities across the country through projects and
programmes executed by Corps Members under its Community Development Service. These
projects include structures in schools, provision of health facilities, water
supply, culverts and many other projects that dot the entire landscape of the
country.
Corps members have
also been participating in the implementation of various national
programmes such as national population census, immunisation, guinea worm
eradication campaign and conduct of national elections
Partnership
with other bodies to tackle the menace of the HIV/AIDS pandemic through
sensitisation of the public on prevention and care
Active participation
in the awareness creation programmes for the erstwhile Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs), which attracted an award for the Scheme from the United Nations and
accolades from several agencies. The scheme also participated actively in the
conduct of World Surveys whose outcomes inspired the ideas of the new SDGs
Corps members have
continued to make penetrating impacts on the society through activities such as
Legal Aid Services, Anti-Corruption Sensitisation, Road Safety Awareness, and Campaign
Against Drug Abuse and Trafficking, amongst others.
Culled
from Selected Speeches and Strides of the 18th NYSC
Director-General, Brig-General Shuaibu Ibrahim DSS PhD MTRCN
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