Another project that the participants took on was the creation of executive chairs out of used car tires . These large quantity of tires in Afon were used for burning cows during ceremonies and festivals which pose a great threat to the atmosphere .
Following the trend , Balogun Abubakar saw that in spite of the passion for education among adults and children , there was a problem of insufficient classroom furniture for school children .
Abubakar also learned about the problem of the wastage and improper disposal of tin cans which as a result , blocks the
drainage whenever there are heavy rains .
He saw the connection between these two challenges and began to create comfortable tables and executive chairs out of milk tins that can sit both children and adult comfortably .
The belief that there are enough assets deposited in every community drove Prikkle Academy to kick start another project in the same community . They named it Innovative Classroom which was intended to encourage , celebrate and permit the creative genius in the minds of school children . The organization ’ s crew visit grassroots primary schools in and around Afon community with materials that can be transformed into innovative kid ’ s projects which are both fun and can be adopted as easy learning tools .
With all these projects , Prikkle Academy envisions an Africa where rural youths are community builders and problems solvers , who are valued by everybody and play a critical role in national and international development .
This initiative can indeed transform grassroots communities to become self-sufficient through recognizing and utilizing their resources .
Photo from : Adam Abdulraheem Participants using newspapers symbols to identify the asset and resources within their community
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