KWASU Centre for Community Development

12/12/2021

It is a tradition at KWASU to meet with representatives of neighbouring communities during our convocation.

We usually seize the opportunity to highlight all the University’s community development interventions for the year, harvest the needs of the communities and document same so as to form part of our plan for the coming year.

This year, the all-inclusive community meeting was held yesterday and every neighbouring community was represented. We made it clear that while the University will keep doing all it could to facilitate development in the area, we can’t promise to meet all their needs as we are not in the best position to do that.

Some of of the interventions implemented by our staff, students and alumni in the year (2021) are;

1. Blood Group, Genotype and Malaria Screening among Youths Aged 18 to 25 Years in Osi Community, Ekiti LGA

2. Facilitation of Skill Acquisition Training in Horticulture Practices in Ogele and Temidire Communities in Asa LGA

3. Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion Training in Baruten LGA

4. Scientific Training on Fish Production and Management for Sustainable Income among Youth in Shao, Moro LGA

5. Poultry Farmers’ Training on the Use of Phyllantus Amarus for Prevention and Treatment of Coccidiosis Disease in Asa and Moro LGAs

6. Procurement and Donation of Microscopes, Textbooks and Charts for Enhanced Teaching at GSS, Malete

7. Sensitization and Intervention Program on Diabetes at Elemere, Moro LGA

8. Provision and Installation of Solar Powered Street Lights to Malete Township

9. Girls Talk Series on Female Sexual Harassment in Higher Institutions Held at HMSS KWASU

10. Teaching of Physics at Government Secondary School, Malete, Moro LGA

11. Donation of Furniture, School Uniforms, Exercise Books and Other Items to Malete Pilot School

13. Supply of Teaching and Learning Materials to Seventh Day Adventist Primary School, Shao, Moro LGA

14. Establishment of Nursery and Garden Centre for Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem in Osi, Ekiti

15. Supply of food, toiletries and other assorted items to Three Special Need Schools in Ifelodun, Ilorin East and Ilorin South LGAs

16. Facilitation of a new building for a needy woman at Ajagbe community, Moro LGA

Thank you, Prof. Muhammad Akanbi SAN for your visionary leadership style and commitment to community development.

11/08/2021

Teaching and research works in tertiary institutions must reflect community needs.

The Dada pottery in Ilorin is one of the businesses that need deliberate and strategic interventions for them to grow. To assist the women in the business, the academic staff of the Faculty of Visual and Performing Arts were at Okelele, to actualise one of the intents of the founding fathers of the KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE.

They constructed a pottery moulding machine, using local materials from the scratch to enhance pottery production in the State.

Kudos to the entire Participatory Action Research team and the staff of the KWASU Centre for Community Development.

When you have a leader who gives you the space to do your job, you will achieve the unthinkable. Thank you our VC, Muhammed Akanbi for your supportive leadership style.

11/08/2021

Community development at KWASU is a covenant between the staff and students on one hand and various communities in the State on the other hand.

We intervene based on our very meagre resources. We know we can’t do it all but we won’t sit and watch.

Our Microbiology Students, after assessing some of the needs of the Malete Pilot Primary School. donated furniture and other items to the school as part of their Enhanced Students’ Community Outreach Mentorship (ESCOM).

30/06/2021

Community Development: CCD Meet Transporters, Advocate Peace

In a bid to foster peaceful coexistence between indigenes of Malete community and students of Kwara State University, the institution's Centre for Community Development, in collaboration with Torchbearers Impact Network, a non profit organization founded by a student of Mass Communication, KWASU, organised a peaceful sensitisation rally tagged 'One Malete'.

The peace-oriented rally, which took place on Saturday, June 26, 2021 was aimed at orientating the community and student populace on the underlining benefits of harmonious cohabitation.

While receiving the conveners of the programme at his residence, the District Head of Malete Community, Alhaji Ibrahim Belko commended the organizers for designing such a developmental initiative and expressed his readiness to work with the institution and the students to engender peaceful coexistence in the Community.

Similarly, Mr. Lawrence Kelani, a Superintedent of Police in the Divisional Police Headquarters, Malete, lauded the efforts of the organizers, stressing that there has been relative peace in the community as the Malete community have agreed to live harmoniously with the students. While he maintained that the students have always been law abiding, he also charged all stakeholders to lend a helping hand to achieve communal unity. He further advanced that the police in Malete have been working hand in hand with KWASU Safety Unit to enthrone a watertight security system.

The Deputy Coordinator, Centre for Community Development, Dr. Fatai Akosile, while addressing the transporters reiterated the importance of peaceful coexistence, maintaining that growth and relative achievement can be reached with peace and collaborative dealings. Dr. Akosile, consequently, appealed to the transporters to be fair and see students as stakeholders in the quest for a peaceful and developed community.

Also speaking the representative of the Dean Student Affairs, Mr Jimoh Abdulkarim empasised the need for indigenes of Malete and students to coexist peacefully as he added that the Students Affairs Unit of the institution is working in tandem with all stakeholders to address all important issues affecting the students.

The founder of Torchbearers Impact Network, Mr Ibraheem Abdullateef, a 300 level Student of Mass Communication, KWASU, in his remarks, revealed that the organisation has interfaced with community leaders, Youth leader, Market Women Association, Tipper Riders Association, Tricycle Riders Association, Motorcycle Riders and students community all in a concerted effort to achieve long lasting peace in the community.

21/06/2021

Community Development: KWASU Researchers Get Grant Awards

The Centre for Community Development, Kwara State University, on Thursday, June 17, 2021 presented Participatory Action Research Grants to seven Principal Researchers at the Council Chamber of the institution.

Speaking during the presentation of the grants to the beneficiaries, the Deputy Coordinator of the Centre, Dr Fatai Akosile revealed that the Centre coordinates a major aspect of KWASU’s mandate, noting that the center has impacted various communities through its self-prompted community outreach, which involves the academic staff volunteering their services to benefit various communities.

Dr Akosile further disclosed that the centre’s Enhanced Students’ Community Outreach Mentorship has played a crucial role in the success of students.

Also, he stressed that the mentorship has equipped students with a veritable platform through which future drivers of emancipatory development are bred.

Speaking on some of the activities of the mentorship, Dr, Akosile said that it provides students with students' annual projects certificate in community development courses, Public and Community Health, Field Practicums and annual students' projects in the entrepreneurship mentorship course.

The Deputy Coordinator, therefore, stressed that the centre’s Participatory Action Research Program has provided a platform for partnership between researchers from the centre and the locales, especially in addressing real-world challenges.

Commending the scholars for their outstanding feats, the Vice chancellor, Professor Muhammed Akanbi SAN, ably represented by Professor Mashood Aliyu of the Faculty of Agriculture emphasised the readiness of the institution to support the Centre in achieving its mandate.

The erudite scholar noted that KWASU management is proud of the CCD and committed to improving the positive image of the Institution .

He stressed that CCD is an important component of the institution and the management would support the centre to bring the institution closer to the people.

Recipients of the Participatory Action Research Grant Award are: Dr. Moshood Shagaya, Mr. Arinze Favour Anyiam, Dr. John Omoniyi Alabi, Dr. Felicia Olooto, Dr. Lukman Adebayo-Oke Abdulrauf, Dr. Taibat Yusuf, and Professor David Apata.

The event was concluded with presentation of the symbolic cheques of the grants to the successful recipients.

04/02/2020

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"Proud of KWASU's efforts, the leading university involved with community service engagement"

- Professor M. B. Sh*tu, Vice President of International Association for Community Development (IACD) and Regional Director – Africa, South Sahara

15/03/2018

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13/03/2018

KWASU lecturers, through its Centre for Community Development, organised mathematics seminar for pupils and teachers of Ketere Community Primary School. Participants were exposed to different careers into which they can venture into in the future. They were also given Mathematics textbooks and workbooks which will go a long way to aid their understanding of Mathematics.

A big thank you to the facilitators, Dr. Odeyemi Samson, Mr. Akorede Sabitu, Akinpelu Mutiu, Abdulwahab Rasheed and Adeniyi adeogun.