Not a few Gombe State traditional Qur’anic schools have benefited from the eggs distribution scheme aimed at promoting child nutrition.
The scheme, which was organised to mark the 2026 World Egg Day, Arewa PUNCH gathered, was driven by the need to promote child nutrition without discrimination based on economic background.
The two-day celebration is being held under the theme, “Nourishing Children, Empowering Farmers and Building Stronger Communities.”
According to our correspondent, the programme also offers an opportunity to deepen the organiser’s contributions to agriculture, nutrition and community development, even as the promoters equally reaffirmed their commitment to sustainable agricultural practices, improved nutrition and the economic empowerment of women and young people.
Among the major beneficiaries of the scheme, powered by
AIT Integrated Farms were selected Tsangaya and Almajiri schools.
The initiative led the farm to distribute 3,000 boiled eggs to the Tsangaya and Almajiri pupils alongside other
vulnerable children, marking the first phase of the farm’s two-day celebrations, which also features training for backyard poultry farmers and business support for egg retailers.
The promoter of the farm, Abubakar Tata, said “the decision to distribute eggs to pupils in traditional Qur’anic schools was driven by the need to promote child nutrition without discrimination based on economic background.”
He further explained, “We are not reaching out because they are Almajiris; we are reaching out because they are our children. Their health matters, their education matters, and their future matters.”
He described eggs as an affordable source of high-quality protein and essential nutrients needed for children’s physical growth, cognitive development and general well-being.
According to him, “the grants are designed to strengthen the working capital of existing retailers who have demonstrated commitment to their businesses despite prevailing economic difficulties.”
Tata said “the celebration held additional significance as it coincided with the farm’s 10th anniversary, offering an opportunity to deepen its contributions to agriculture, nutrition and community development,” even as he reaffirmed “the farm’s commitment to sustainable agricultural practices, improved nutrition and the economic empowerment of women and young people.”
Teachers and pupils in the beneficiary schools expressed appreciation for the intervention, describing the distribution as a welcome effort to improve children’s access to nutritious food.