St. Bernard’s (Biara)

4° 40’ 30” N  7° 18’ 16” E

SIgn or logo at St. Bernard’s Catholic Nursery/Primary School in Biara.
Scott Pegg, Father Denis Asomugha, Dr. Nabie Nubari Francis and Father Mike Denis having their first meeting about the possibility of helping St. Bernard’s Catholic Nursery and Primary School, November 2019.
The main school buildings at St. Bernard’s.
One of the buildings at St. Bernard’s in November 2019 before we re-roofed it. Because the roof was leaking so much, this entire building was unusable.
The same building at St. Bernard’s after we re-roofed it in February 2020. We did this to free up space in another building to provide and equip a sickbay for this school. In doing this, we created an additional 4 or 5 classrooms worth of space that the school can now utilize.
All the St. Bernard’s kids that could fit in the photo from our December 2022 health program visit.
A proud teacher smiling with her students in one of the classrooms at St. Bernard’s Catholic Nursery and Primary School.
Three St. Bernard’s students having fun, joking and clowning around while I’m taking their picture.
One of the very best smiles I was able to capture while visiting St. Bernard’s Catholic Nursery/Primary School in November 2019.
Another classroom at St. Bernard’s.
Two super cute girl students at St. Bernard’s.
Big group photo at St. Bernard’s Catholic Nursery/Primary School in Biara, Rivers State, Nigeria, November 2019. Some of the kids that appear really tall are actually standing on a big pile of sand.
Scott Pegg, Father Denis Asomugha, Father Mike Denis, Dr. Nabie Nubari Francis and teachers and staff at St. Bernard’s.
Kids waiving goodbye as we left.
On June 2, 2020, we brought our socially distanced nutrition program feedings to St. Bernard’s on an emergency basis to help address COVID 19-related food insecurity and childhood malnutrition. The students here are about to pray before starting their meals.
Father Denis Asomugha of St. Bernard’s serving one of the children on June 2, 2020.
Group photo of our socially distanced nutrition program feedings in Biara to give you some idea of how many kids participated.
Cleaning up after the feeding was over. Counting the empty bowls will give you some idea of how many children we fed. During our first five visits to St. Bernard’s, we averaged feeding 112.2 students per visit.
On June 17, 2020, we brought our socially distanced nutrition program feedings directly to St. Bernard’s Nursery and Primary School (we started at their church).
Our socially distanced nutrition program at St. Bernard’s Nursery and Primary School on September 23, 2020.
A young girl eating meat and jollof rice with Ogi Soy Plus in its powdered format at St. Bernard’s, September 23, 2020.
A young boy eating Ogi Soy Plus and bean cake on October 7, 2020.
Our socially distanced nutrition program at St. Bernard’s with the kids eating outside, December 2020.
Our nutrition program in action at St. Bernard’s, Spring 2025.
Our health and immunization team at St. Bernard’s Nursery and Primary School, December 2020.
Providing deworming treatment to St. Bernard’s students, December 2020.
Given Albendazole for deworming to students at St. Bernard’s Nursery and Primary School in Biara, December 2024.
More deworming treatment at St. Bernard’s in late 2024.
Tetanus shots at St. Bernard’s.
Dr. Nabie Nubari Francis (in hat) and Father Denis Asomugha preparing to take the ceremonial first sips of water from our newly installed borehole on March 27, 2024.
Dr. Nabie Nubari Francis (in hat) and Father Denis Asomugha ceremonially drinking water from our newly installed borehole on March 27, 2024.
Cleaner and safer drinking water coming out of our borehole water taps at St. Bernard’s Nursery and Primary School in March 2024.