Final year students from the department of Adult Education and Lifelong Learning; Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, on Wednesday, 22nd of February, 2018 imparted in lives of Osun State residents.
The students stormed communities in Osun State to demonstrate skills garnered over the past 4years of studying at the department, particularly "Rural Education" DCE404 course.
According to one of the lecturer; Mr. Paul Akpomuje, who supervised the project, students were taught the rudiments of rural education and were charged on community development, which is expected to be basis to award grades.
"Rather than giving the students test as coursework, we decided we would take them to rural communities in Osun State to demonstrate some of the skills we had imparted to them in class as a form of community engagement and rural development project" he said.
He added that students were accompanied to impact location by specialists, who served as supervisors.
"We accompanied them to two communities - Balogun and Abagboron villages. We exposed the villagers to health education and vocational skills. With the assistance of some resource persons from the health sector, students conducted HIV tests, malaria tests, BP check and general medical counselling and education".
Meanwhile, students also donated clothes, toiletries, mosquito nets among other human needs to the villagers, while also ensuring that they were being left with happy stomachs.
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