Education
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THE Bertha Arinze Education Foundation on Saturday, April 16, organised a fund raising dinner in support of the girl-child education in Nigeria. The foundation needed N20,000,000 to enable it refurbish the Science Laboratory in Girls Secondary School, Abagana, Anambra State, and to grant merit-based science scholarship to secondary school students and undergraduates in the community.
Paul Arinze, founder of the foundation, and also general manager, Public and Government Affairs, ExxonMobil Nigeria, said the foundation was in loving memory of his mother, Bertha Arinze. “My mom dedicated her post-war working years to education, part of the time helping to establish and run a science laboratory in Girls Secondary School, Abagana, and to lifelong advocacy for fuller life for the girl-child.
“This iconic school, established by the community to help the recovery from civil war devastation today stands in need of basic facilities, and support for brilliant but mostly poor girls. I believe that in the current economic environment, and considering the likely investment in travel time and risk, it would be more in tune with my mother’s sense of propriety to request you commit any intended goodwill expenses to the school needs of talented but financially challenged girls,” he said.
![[L-R] Nwuneli, Mezuo Nwuneli, Paul Arinze, GM, Public and Government Affairs, ExxonMobil Nigeria, and his wife, Nkechi](https://i0.wp.com/realnewsmagazine.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2-L-R-Nwuneli-Mezuo-Nwuneli-Paul-Arinze-GM-Public-and-Government-Affairs-ExxonMobil-Nigeria-and-his-wife-Nkechi..jpg?ssl=1)
![[L-R] Dr. Folarin Gbadebo-Smith; Paul Arinze, GM, Public and Government Affairs, ExxonMobil Nigeria, Mr. and his wife, Nkechi](https://i0.wp.com/realnewsmagazine.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/3-L-R-Dr.-Folarin-Gbadebo-Smith-Paul-Arinze-GM-Public-and-Government-Affairs-ExxonMobil-Nigeria-Mr.-and-his-wife-Nkechi.jpg?ssl=1)
![[L-R] Udeme Ufot GMD, SO&U; Nkechi Arinze and Paul Arinze, GM, Public and Government Affairs, ExxonMobil Nigeria](https://i0.wp.com/realnewsmagazine.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/4-L-R-Udeme-Ufot-GMD-SOU-Nkechi-Arinze-and-Paul-Arinze-GM-Public-and-Government-Affairs-ExxonMobil-Nigeria.jpg?ssl=1)
— May 2, 2016 @ 01:00 GMT
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