The Patela Care Foundation (PCF) Cancer Advocacy and Awareness Essay Competition for Senior Secondary School Students in Nigeria, “#CAANEC 2024…empowering young minds with knowledge,” has been another inspiring season and a resounding success.
Through collaborative partnership with the Nigerian Senior Secondary School (SSS) Education Boards of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Oyo State, SSS students participated in the essay competition (EC).
The EC was intense and the theme was “Healthy Ways to Reduce the Risk of Developing Cancer.”
The following students, three from each of the two zones emerged tops.
FCT:
Ona Paul Ogbu of GSS,Kwali (Winner)
Chijioke Onyinyechi of GSS, Hajj Camp, Kabusa (1st Runner Up)
Umar Abubakar Sadiq of GSS, Anagada (2nd Runner Up)
Oyo State:
Peters Opeyeoluwa of Methodist Grammar School, Bodija (winner)
Alao Feyisara of St. Louis Grammar School Senior, Mokola (1st Runner Up)
Ismail Opeyemi of Mount Olivet Grammar School, Bodija (2nd Runner Up)
The award ceremony was graced by the presence of The Secondary School Education Board Directors of FCT (Dr Sani Laban) and Oyo State (Mrs C.O. Bolaji) and others, who recognized the outstanding achievements of the top three finalists from each zone and presented them with well-deserved prizes. Additionally, all participants received e-certificates of participation and good effort, and were enrolled in the “CAANEC Young Cancer Control Advocates and Ambassadors Follow-up Program.”
Hearty congratulations to the winners, their schools, and families. Sincere appreciation to The Secondary Schools Boards, the judges, Patela Care Foundation CAANEC coordinator Mrs Mary Hanson, The Patela Care team, and partners.
The Patela Care Foundation (PCF) Cancer Control Health Education (CCHE) Initiative encompasses two key programs:
**The CAANEC Cancer Literacy Program
**The Cancer Control Health Education (CCHE) for the Internally Displaced Persons Program (#IDPs)
This initiative aims to empower young minds, individuals, and communities with knowledge to combat cancer, foster a culture of cancer literacy, and promote excellence in health education, particularly in the field of cancer control. This includes awareness, advocacy, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, psychosocial support, and end-of-life care, thereby contributing to the reduction of the cancer burden in low- and middle-income countries such as Nigeria.
“The #PCFCCHE initiative – Reducing cancer burden, one person at a time.”
#CancerLiteracy #EmpoweringYoungMindsWithKnowledge #SeniorSecondarySchoolStudents #CancerControlInConflictZones #CancerControlHealthEducation #CancerLiteracyForInternallyDisplacedPersonsIDPs #CCHE #CAANEC #IDPs
