The Lagos State Resilience Office (LASRO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has organised a Resilience Workshops for students of public schools in each of the six education districts across the State. The initiative is designed to mainstream resilience thinking and entrench resilience values in society.
Speaking at one of the workshops held on Wednesday at Gbagada Comprehensive Junior High School, Gbagada, the Lagos State Chief Resilience Officer (CRO), Dr. Folayinka Dania said LASRO has the mandate to improve the Lagos State resilience by developing and releasing a Lagos Resilience Strategy to achieve the set goals and objectives the office.
According to her, “In line with the mandate of LASRO to improve the resilience of Lagos State, one of the main things we have done is that we have developed and released the Lagos Resilience Strategy. The document envisions Lagos as a prosperous city that leverages appropriate governance and infrastructure to enable its people to survive, adapt and grow sustainably.
The CRO further emphasised the essence of bringing resilience thinking to school students, saying “Children have critical roles to play in the implementation of the Lagos Resilience Strategy For instance, we cannot be talking about improving flood issues in Lagos State without actually talking to people and we believe that students are change agents”.
In his remarks, Mr. Ogunlade Femi Adelani, the Principal of Gbagada Comprehensive Junior High School, Gbagada, said he believes strongly that the programme will revitalise societal lost values, equip students with information that will make them go higher in life, and prepare them for success in-school and out-of-school activities.
In his words, “This programme is revitalising our lost values and norms. It is another way of introducing good things that will take the students much higher in life. The government is equipping the students in their activities in school and out of school”
Participants, including students and teachers from the Schools, expressed their appreciation to the Lagos State Government through LASRO for the interactive nature of the session, expressing their willingness to be active players in the Lagos State resilience culture.
One of the participants, Banjo Rachael, a JSS3 Student of Gbagada Comprehensive Junior High School said she is highly appreciative of Lagos State Government for organising the workshop as well as giving them quality education among others.
