Nigeria: Pupils Raise Funds for IITA Forest Project

25 December 2012

School children between 3 and 12 years from the Ibadan International School (IIS) have raised about N350,000 (or $2,000) to support the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)'s Forest Project. The donation is part of the school's efforts towards supporting good causes in the society.

"This donation is to support the Forest Project for the positive impact on the lives of the children," said Mrs. Helen Chatburn - Ojehomon, the Primary Years Programme Coordinator at IIS.

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