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RETECH Foundation Book Club

University of Benin Demonstration Secondary School

(UDSS)

25th May 2021

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Table of Contents 1.0 ABOUT RETECH FOUNDATION ............................................. 3

2.0 WHAT IS THE BOOK CLUB? ................................................... 4

3.0 FUNDING ............................................................................... 5

4.0 BUDGET .................................................................................. 6

5.0 LIST OF STUDENT PARTICIPANTS ......................................... 7

6.0 RFBC UDSS CHAMPIONS ..................................................... 15

7.0 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES .................................................. 16

8.0 BOOK REVIEW FORM TEMPLATE ........................................ 17

9.0 MINUTES OF MEETING TEMPLATE ...................................... 18

10.0 PHOTO GALLERY ................................................................. 19

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1.0 ABOUT RETECH FOUNDATION

Established in 2019, RETECH Foundation is a non-profit organisation with a focus on the development of human capital in Nigeria. Our mission is to provide nation-wide mentorship, scholarship and good citizenship programmes that offer a comprehensive range of opportunities to enable our youths develop skills, knowledge, values, behaviours, and competencies needed to ensure Nigeria becomes the most developed country in Africa and one of the most economically viable nations in the world.

Our Mentorship and Scholarship Programmes aim to ensure that more talented children, young people, and professionals are motivated, guided and encouraged to strive for success in all they do. We know that our intervention will have a significant impact on the literacy rate in Nigeria, as we aim to eradicate lack of funds as an excuse for talented students to drop out of school. Our Good Citizenship Programme aims to ensure that our children and young people develop the right attitude required for success by taking responsibility for their success and actions; having the right attitude to work and school; showing respect to authority, school staff and classmates; and learning to help others.

Run by a network of volunteers which include our Board of Trustees and all the members of the management team, our activities are funded by donations from private individuals and corporate organisations and 100% of the funds raised by the Foundation is used in the implementation of our programmes. So far, RETECH Foundation has awarded full scholarships to 33 pupils in federal government colleges (a.k.a. Unity Schools) and 60 pupils from State Owned schools across Nigeria who bagged the best scores in the Basic Education Certificate Exam.

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2.0 WHAT IS THE BOOK CLUB?

The RETECH Foundation Book Club (RFBC) aims at encouraging critical thinking and deeper engagement with stories whilst improving the students reading and reading comprehension skills. It will also promote a love of literature in a positive nurturing environment. The RFBC has a focus on reading books from one or more of the following genres: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Biographies and Autobiographies, History and Memoirs. RFBC also aims to promote books by African Authors.

Reading develops a person in numerous ways including enhancing emotional intelligence, improving self-awareness, increasing social skills and increasing intelligence and academic performance.

By creating, interacting, monitoring and rewarding reading clubs’ members for the number of books read rather than just donating books, RETECH Foundation can ensure the books supplied are read and reviewed in a formal book review meeting by club members. Club members are expected to complete reading and reviewing books within a month. At the end of each month, club members are expected to swap books with another club, this way the supply of books to Club members is sustainable.

RETECH Foundation launched 20 RFBC (8 students per club) in University of Benin Demonstration Secondary School (UDSS) Benin on Tuesday the 25th of May 2021. A total of 160 senior secondary school students are members of RFBC in UDSS Benin.

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3.0 FUNDING We are grateful to Books2Africa for donating 1,000 books towards our book clubs across the Country. A total of 32 of the books donated by Books2Africa were supplied to UDSS Benin Book Clubs. We are grateful to GC IMC for sponsoring the shipping of the Books from Books2Africa in the UK to Nigeria. RETECH Foundation is also grateful to the following Alumni of UDSS Benin for providing funds to purchase books by African Authors.

S/NO Alumni Set Contribution (₦) 1 Izuchukwu Obi 1992 20,000 2 Jude Okoh 1992 127,000 3 Ronye Egborge 1992 44,080 4 Ese Egborge 1991 10,000 5 Fred Uwaifo 1992 10,000 Total Alumni Contribution ₦211,080.00

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4.0 BUDGET

BUDGET TO PROVIDE 160 BOOKS

S/ N

TITLE AUTHOR UNITS UNIT COST TOTAL COST

1. Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe 8 ₦800.00 ₦6,400.00 2. The Passport of Mallam Ilia Cyprian Ekwensi 8 ₦400.00 ₦3,200.00 3. The Lion and The Jewel Wole Soyinka 8 ₦500.00 ₦4,000.00 4. A Man of The People Chinua Achebe 8 ₦600.00 ₦4,800.00 5. The Joys of Motherhood Buchi Emecheta 8 ₦750.00 ₦6,000.00 6. The Trials of Brother Jero Wole Soyinka 8 ₦500.00 ₦4,000.00 7. The Secret Lives of Baba

Segi's Wives Lola Shoneyin 8 ₦2,500.00 ₦20,000.00 8. The Famished Road Ben Okri 8 ₦4,500.00 ₦36,000.00 9.

Stay With Me Ayobami Adebayo 8 ₦3,500.00 ₦28,000.00

10. Binti vol 1 Nnedi Okorafor 8 ₦1,500.00 ₦12,000.00 11.

Purple Hibiscus Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 8 ₦1,500.00 ₦12,000.00

12. Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 8 ₦2,500.00 ₦20,000.00

13. Second Class Citizen Buchi Emecheta 8 ₦500.00 ₦4,000.00 14. Violence Festus Iyayi 8 ₦650.00 ₦5,200.00 15. Our Husband Has Gone

Mad Ola Rotimi 8 ₦500.00 ₦4,000.00 16.

When I Grow up Patricia Asedegbega 8 ₦5,185.00 ₦41,480.00

17.

The Last of the Mohicans Fenimore Cooper 8

Donated by Books2Africa/ GC IMC N/A

18.

Oliver Twist Charles Dickens 8


19.

The Rat Catcher Chris Ryan 8


20.

The Silver Sword Ian Serraillier 8


SUB TOTAL ₦211,080.00

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5.0 LIST OF STUDENT PARTICIPANTS

LIST OF UDSS BENIN BOOK CLUB MEMBERS AND ALLOCATED BOOKS

S/ N NAME GENDER CLASS BOOK CLUB

BOOK NAME

1. Egualeaye Vera Emiende Female SS2 One Violence by Festus Iyayi

2. Okoduwa Onosemheamen Divine Female SS2 One Violence by Festus Iyayi

3. Ojo Dream Oyenmwenosa Female SS2 One Violence by Festus Iyayi

4. Osagiede Ruth Chiamaka Female SS2 One Violence by Festus Iyayi

5. Omigie Ivie Favour Female SS1 One Violence by Festus Iyayi 6. Ogiji Amarachi Female SS1 One Violence by Festus Iyayi 7. Olong Emmanuella

Anigo Female SS1 One Violence by Festus Iyayi 8. Musa Onotse

Adesuwa Female SS1 One Violence by Festus Iyayi 9.

Achi Ember Tooke Female SS1 Two A Man of The People by Chinua Achebe

10. Inomwan Oduwa Mercy Female SS2 Two

A Man of The People by Chinua Achebe

11. Ehigiator Oghomwen Osarumwense Female SS2 Two


12. Anene Oluchi Victory Female SS2 Two


13. Oaikhena Osehise Ese Female SS2 Two


14. Okolo Angel Female SS1 Two


15. Izedonmwen Theodora Female SS1 Two


16. Oziengbe Winifred Female SS1 Two


17. Edegbe Imuentinyanosa Gift Female SS1 Three

Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo

18. Asowata Jeffrey Male SS1 Three


19. Pius-Chinedu Ozioma Blossom Female SS2 Three


20. Akhaze Mercy Aiwanose Female SS2 Three


21. Okoli Michael Male SS1 Three


22. Agbonlahor Emmanuella Female SS1 Three


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23. Ewharieme Yvonne Female SS2 Three Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo

24. Ukiri John Male SS2 Three Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo



BOOK NAME

25. Okolie Chifumnanya Female SS1 Four Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

26. Chijioke Faith Female SS2 Four Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

27. Jegede Oluwarantimi Female SS2 Four Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

28. Akhigbe Joel Male SS1 Four Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

29. Oboh Godsgood Male SS1 Four Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

30. Ekoh Mercy Female SS1 Four Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

31. Itota Nelson Male SS2 Four Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

32. Osakue Irene Faith Female SS2 Four Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

33. Osawe Triumph Male SS2 Five Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

34. Ehigiator Iziegbe Jessica Female SS2 Five

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

35. Imeje Angela Female SS2 Five Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

36. Egbuhiese Jennifer Female SS2 Five Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

37. Ogunsanya Gbenga Male SS1 Five Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

38. Odia Susan Female SS1 Five Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

39. Shoyinka Austin Male SS1 Five Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

40. Adebowale Salako Raimah Female SS1 Five

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

41. Izevbizua Rhoda Female SS1 Six Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta

42. Christopher Emokaro Male SS2 Six Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta

43. Oboigba Elizabeth Omoyemwen Female SS2 Six

Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta

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44. Osayande Osato Ella Female SS2 Six Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta

45. Ujiogba Glory Female SS2 Six Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta

46. Neho Eseosa Female SS1 Six Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta

47. Oseyomon Eromosele Male SS1 Six Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta

48. Nehikare Peter Male SS1 Six Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta



BOOK NAME

49. Agbosemadu Renee Female SS1 Seven

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin

50. Oyarekhua Laura Female SS1 Seven


51. Osahon Egosa Miracle Male SS2 Seven


52. Efemwonkiekie Engedi Female SS2 Seven


53. Uyigue Favour Female SS2 Seven


54. Idehen Michael Male SS2 Seven


55. Osheku Olive Female SS1 Seven


56. Onyekezini Emmanuella Female SS1 Seven


57. Odia Osesogie Female SS1 Eight The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta

58. Samson Osaivwie Bright Male SS1 Eight

The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta

59. Ebohon Shalom Female SS1 Eight The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta

60. Osagiede Aituriagbon Precious Female SS2 Eight


61. Osogbo Raymond Marytruth Female SS2 Eight


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62. Emokhare Divine Favour Female SS2 Eight


63. Mark Alero Ameachi Female SS2 Eight The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta

64. Erhabor Stephanie Female SS1 Eight The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta

65. Ohiokhuabo Peace Female SS1 Nine The Famished Road by Ben Okri

66. Edonoje Victory Female SS1 Nine The Famished Road by Ben Okri

67. Pius Marvellous Female SS1 Nine The Famished Road by Ben Okri

68. Asonye Emmanuel Chidiegwu Male SS2 Nine

The Famished Road by Ben Okri

69. Usiobaifo Sonia Osaiyekemwen Female SS2 Nine

The Famished Road by Ben Okri

70. Ujuanbi Peace Female SS1 Nine The Famished Road by Ben Okri

71. Oviawe Romeo Male SS2 Nine The Famished Road by Ben Okri

72. Taiwo Chelsea Male SS2 Nine The Famished Road by Ben Okri

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BOOK NAME

73. Imarhiagbe Caleb Male SS2 Ten The Trials of Brother Jero by Wole Soyinka

74. Osamudiamen Blossom Female SS2 Ten

The Trials of Brother Jero by Wole Soyinka

75. Akpan Henrietta Itoro Female SS2 Ten The Trials of Brother Jero by Wole Soyinka

76. Anturi Favour Female SS1 Ten The Trials of Brother Jero by Wole Soyinka

77. Dike Munachi Female SS1 Ten The Trials of Brother Jero by Wole Soyinka

78. Falodun Favour Female SS1 Ten The Trials of Brother Jero by Wole Soyinka

79. Oriakhi Oyeosa Emerald Female SS1 Ten

The Trials of Brother Jero by Wole Soyinka

80. Olu Jimoh Emmanuel Male SS1 Ten The Trials of Brother Jero by Wole Soyinka

81. Ikpomwen Ugiagbe Osayeman Male SS2 Eleven

The Passport of Mallam Ilia by Cyprian Ekwensi

82. Osakue Osamagbe David Male SS2 Eleven


83. Diri Teilanyo Bebara Godiva Female SS2 Eleven


84. Erhabor Iwinosa Female SS1 Eleven The Passport of Mallam Ilia by Cyprian Ekwensi

85. Omo Asun Ofure Esther Female SS1 Eleven


86. Ujiogba Favour Female SS1 Eleven The Passport of Mallam Ilia by Cyprian Ekwensi

87. Igbinedion Xavier Male SS1 Eleven The Passport of Mallam Ilia by Cyprian Ekwensi

88. Ehirobo Ochuwa Princess Female SS1 Eleven


89. Eaye Comfort Female SS1 Twelve Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

90. Aransomwan Esohe Female SS1 Twelve Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

91. Abulimhen Genesis Male SS1 Twelve Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

92. Afieghe Azunka Male SS1 Twelve Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

93. Oboh Christopher Male SS1 Twelve Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

94. Aiworo Keziah Female SS1 Twelve Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

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95. Chima Ebube Lucy Female SS1 Twelve Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

96. Dim Nmachi Laura Female SS1 Twelve Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe



BOOK NAME

97. Osifo Paul Male SS1 Thirteen The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier

98. Emualosi Victory Male SS1 Thirteen The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier

99. Ukhun Osetohan Female SS1 Thirteen The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier

100. Omoruyi Nosakhare Male SS1 Thirteen The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier

101. Edikan Isaac Male SS1 Thirteen The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier

102. Osaretin Osawe Osamagbe Female SS1 Thirteen

The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier

103. Ojeh Emmanuel Male SS1 Thirteen The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier

104. Woghiren Eloghosa Male SS1 Thirteen The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier

105. Osagiede Precious Female SS1 Fourteen The Last of the Mohicans by Feminore Cooper

106. Ojiyi Favour Female SS1 Fourteen The Last of the Mohicans by Feminore Cooper

107. Oyewumi Oluwasina Paul Male SS1 Fourteen

The Last of the Mohicans by Feminore Cooper

108. Irighogbe Omuua Female SS1 Fourteen The Last of the Mohicans by Feminore Cooper

109. Lugard Sadoh Peculiar Female SS1 Fourteen


110. Sede Joshua Male SS1 Fourteen The Last of the Mohicans by Feminore Cooper

111. Osarenren Osaosa Annointed Female SS1 Fourteen


112. Ojo Favour Female SS1 Fourteen The Last of the Mohicans by Feminore Cooper

113. Owei Success Female SS1 Fifteen The Rat Catcher by Chris Ryan

114. Iyiewuare Osasogie Female SS1 Fifteen The Rat Catcher by Chris Ryan

115. Asemota God'schoice Female SS1 Fifteen The Rat Catcher by Chris Ryan

116. Ivie Oni Divine Female SS1 Fifteen The Rat Catcher by Chris Ryan

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117. Omonoya Success Female SS1 Fifteen The Rat Catcher by Chris Ryan

118. Osadolor Osamudiamen Male SS1 Fifteen

The Rat Catcher by Chris Ryan

119. Onyijen Daniel Male SS1 Fifteen The Rat Catcher by Chris Ryan

120. Eze Chiamaka Female SS1 Fifteen The Rat Catcher by Chris Ryan



BOOK NAME

121 Ukeje Benedict Male SS1 Sixteen Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again by Ola Rotimi

122 Edward Eromosele Male SS1 Sixteen Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again by Ola Rotimi

123 Praise Eyamaru Female SS1 Sixteen Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again by Ola Rotimi

124 Okhomina Cece Female SS1 Sixteen Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again by Ola Rotimi

125 Onwudegwu Vanessa Female SS1 Sixteen Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again by Ola Rotimi

126 Noma Idahosa Peace Male SS1 Sixteen Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again by Ola Rotimi

127 Adayonfo Unique Female SS1 Sixteen Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again by Ola Rotimi

128 Ideh God'sgift Female SS1 Sixteen Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again by Ola Rotimi

129 Osagie Abieyuwa Female SS1 Seventeen When I Grow Up by Patricia Asedegbegba

130 Aika Osakioya Male SS1 Seventeen When I Grow Up by Patricia Asedegbegba

131 Aghedo Favour Female SS1 Seventeen When I Grow Up by Patricia Asedegbegba

132 Ayinbuomwan Henrietta Female SS1 Seventeen

When I Grow Up by Patricia Asedegbegba

133 Idada Faith Female SS1 Seventeen When I Grow Up by Patricia Asedegbegba

134 Bernard Ewah Odion Male SS1 Seventeen When I Grow Up by Patricia Asedegbegba

135 Konyeha Derek Male SS1 Seventeen When I Grow Up by Patricia Asedegbegba

136 Omokhudo Ahuba Female SS1 Seventeen When I Grow Up by Patricia Asedegbegba

137 Aigbe Uyiosa Male SS1 Eighteen Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

138 Ofure Sadoh Female SS1 Eighteen Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

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139 Ekhosuehi Osariemen Female SS1 Eighteen Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

140 Neuchi Ikopomwen Osasenaga Female SS1 Eighteen

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

141 Adejoh Excel Female SS1 Eighteen Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

142 Ibude Owen Male SS1 Eighteen Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

143 Ohihon Joseph David Male SS1 Eighteen Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

144 Ibadin Peter Male SS1 Eighteen Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens



BOOK NAME

145 Egigba Omeseni Grace Female SS1 Nineteen

The Lion and The Jewel by Wole Soyinka

146 Osagiede Mary Female SS1 Nineteen The Lion and The Jewel by Wole Soyinka

147 Omoregie Comfort Female SS1 Nineteen The Lion and The Jewel by Wole Soyinka

148 Omo-Imafidon Oghosa Female SS1 Nineteen


149 Ikwuakolan Ezekiel Male SS1 Nineteen The Lion and The Jewel by Wole Soyinka

150 Okhions Scott Mark Male SS1 Nineteen The Lion and The Jewel by Wole Soyinka

151 Eghianruwa Eloghosa Adiel Female SS1 Nineteen


152 Omorogbe Eghosa Male SS1 Nineteen The Lion and The Jewel by Wole Soyinka

153 Edionwa Osamagbe Male SS1 Twenty Binti Vol 1 by Nnedi Okorafor

154 Ani Light Female SS2 Twenty Binti Vol 1 by Nnedi Okorafor

155 Omozokpia Ofute Female SS1 Twenty Binti Vol 1 by Nnedi Okorafor

156 Nwaguoala Adanma Female SS2 Twenty Binti Vol 1 by Nnedi Okorafor

157 Edobor Uzamere Iyobosa Female SS1 Twenty

Binti Vol 1 by Nnedi Okorafor

158 Igbinedion Xavier Male SS1 Twenty Binti Vol 1 by Nnedi Okorafor

159 Ayemwenre Cecilia Female SS1 Twenty Binti Vol 1 by Nnedi Okorafor

160 Chukura Nikky Female SS2 Twenty Binti Vol 1 by Nnedi Okorafor

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6.0 RFBC UDSS CHAMPIONS

RETECH Foundation wishes to recognize and appreciate the following people for their tremendous effort towards the successful launch of the RFBC in UDSS Benin.

S/No Names Designation

1 Mrs Modupe Agunba Principal

2 Ms Titi Salami Alumnus & RETECH Foundation Champion

3 Mr Eraikhuemen Solomon Ikhuoria Teacher

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7.0 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

OPENING/BRIEFING: Ms. Titi Salami addressed the book club members about the programme. Participants were given instructions about holding and documenting Book Club meetings, reading books, reviewing books and the book rotation system amongst clubs. The teacher in charge of the book clubs was given a starter pack with details of how to run the book clubs, templates of book review forms and minutes of meeting templates.

A total of 160 books in groups of 8 were shared to the 20 book clubs’ members.

Awards will be given at the end of the session to the student who has completed the most book review forms and to the book club that has held the most book review meetings.

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8.0 BOOK REVIEW FORM TEMPLATE

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9.0 MINUTES OF MEETING TEMPLATE

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10.0 PHOTO GALLERY

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