Impact Report
Low interest in reading is a contributing factor to low academic performance. It also affects students performance, self development and early acquisition of leadership skills. Emmanuel Fawole founded OAFEDUCONCEPTS Community Initiative to address this vital issue. We strive to open the minds of young ones to making reading a habit. Using various incentive-based enrichment activities including, but not limited to, spelling contests, debates, essays, quizzes and presentations.
Our experience with community spelling bee contests held and hosted revealed that spelling bee contest alone has the following benefits: learning grammar, enhancing vocabulary, improving cognitive skills, confidence and ability to handle pressure. The number of registered spellers was thirty four (34). It was all fun as all participants received textbooks donated by Books2Africa. Even the children that didn’t win star prizes said they gained more confidence, built better vocabulary and are determined to be great spellers. All the children participated for the first time and would like to take part next time.