Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07LAGOS173
2007-03-12 13:38:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Consulate Lagos
Cable title:
SSH GRANT HELPS BUILD CLASSROOMS IN ENUGU
how-toVZCZCXRO2662 RR RUEHMA RUEHPA DE RUEHOS #0173 0711338 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 121338Z MAR 07 FM AMCONSUL LAGOS TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 8589 INFO RUEHUJA/AMEMBASSY ABUJA 8414 RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS LAGOS 000173
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
ALSO FOR AF/EPS CAROL TRIMBLE
ALSO FOR AF/RSA MARINDA HARPOLE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KDEM PGOV EAID ECON SOCI NI
SUBJECT: SSH GRANT HELPS BUILD CLASSROOMS IN ENUGU
REF: LAGOS 1239
UNCLAS LAGOS 000173
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
ALSO FOR AF/EPS CAROL TRIMBLE
ALSO FOR AF/RSA MARINDA HARPOLE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KDEM PGOV EAID ECON SOCI NI
SUBJECT: SSH GRANT HELPS BUILD CLASSROOMS IN ENUGU
REF: LAGOS 1239
1. (U) On March 5, Poloffs visiting Enugu State commissioned three
classrooms at the Comprehensive Secondary School, Oruku township. A
grant from the Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund funded the
classrooms. Local traditional ruler Igwe Nomeh hosted the ceremony,
which was attended by Project Director C.O. Ukemenam, local and
state government officials, and students and teachers from Oruku
Comprehensive School.
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Commissioning Ceremony Highlights Community Effort
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2. (U) At the ceremony, Ukemenam thanked the U.S. Embassy for its
support, and said elders first conceived the project in 2002.
Ukemenam said escalating costs of building materials hampered
development and required additional community support. POLOFF
thanked the community for its hospitality and said the classroom
project realized the goals of the Special Self-Help (SSH) Program,
which encourages community participation in development.
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SSH Project Details
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3. (U) The project received two SSH grants in 2004 and 2005. The
two grants totaled 3.8 million naira (approximately $29,600).
Members of the project committee, led by traditional ruler Nomeh,
attended the Abuja SSH ceremony hosted by the Ambassador on
September 25, 2005.
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Media Coverage
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4. (U) The commissioning received media coverage in the newspapers
This Day, Vanguard, and New Age.
BROWNE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
ALSO FOR AF/EPS CAROL TRIMBLE
ALSO FOR AF/RSA MARINDA HARPOLE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KDEM PGOV EAID ECON SOCI NI
SUBJECT: SSH GRANT HELPS BUILD CLASSROOMS IN ENUGU
REF: LAGOS 1239
1. (U) On March 5, Poloffs visiting Enugu State commissioned three
classrooms at the Comprehensive Secondary School, Oruku township. A
grant from the Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund funded the
classrooms. Local traditional ruler Igwe Nomeh hosted the ceremony,
which was attended by Project Director C.O. Ukemenam, local and
state government officials, and students and teachers from Oruku
Comprehensive School.
-------------- --------------
Commissioning Ceremony Highlights Community Effort
-------------- --------------
2. (U) At the ceremony, Ukemenam thanked the U.S. Embassy for its
support, and said elders first conceived the project in 2002.
Ukemenam said escalating costs of building materials hampered
development and required additional community support. POLOFF
thanked the community for its hospitality and said the classroom
project realized the goals of the Special Self-Help (SSH) Program,
which encourages community participation in development.
--------------
SSH Project Details
--------------
3. (U) The project received two SSH grants in 2004 and 2005. The
two grants totaled 3.8 million naira (approximately $29,600).
Members of the project committee, led by traditional ruler Nomeh,
attended the Abuja SSH ceremony hosted by the Ambassador on
September 25, 2005.
--------------
Media Coverage
--------------
4. (U) The commissioning received media coverage in the newspapers
This Day, Vanguard, and New Age.
BROWNE