10-year-old Aisha Modu wins Inara Spelling Bee contest in Borno
10-year-old Aisha Modu-Mustapha from Sanda Kyarimi Primary School has won the Inara Annual Spelling Bee competition in Maiduguri, Borno State capital.
The young Aisha spelled the words Whirligig, Quarreling, Administration, Willingly, Spaceless, Peasant and many more to beat her rivals, Muhammad Muhammad-Dawule, from Gamboru Primary School and Bukar Muhammad from Ibrahim Damchida Primary School.
The winners of the Annual Science and Spelling Bee Competition were given laptops, cash prize and reading materials worth hundreds of thousands by the foundation.
Speaking after the competition on Thursday, the founder, Aisha Waziri-Umar, said the contest was organised to support and transform education in Borno State.
The philanthropist added that the benefits go far beyond language as it helps children to develop self-confidence, communication and public speaking skills, and the ability to thrive under pressure.
Also speaking, the program manager of Inara Foundation, Usman Umar-Dagona, disclosed that the foundation is a social enterprise and a non-profit organization, which supports Education, Innovation, invention and less privileged people in Nigeria especially in the North East through various community projects.
Recently, the foundation had launched its first coding, robotics and programming hub in the Northeast in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, where 30 youths were trained on various digital skills such as robotics and coding.
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