According to UNICEF, about 10.5 million of the country’s children aged 5-14 years are not in school despite the fact that primary education is officially free and compulsory in Nigeria. But even in cases where schooling is free, parents still have to buy textbooks and provide meals for their children. A situation that inevitably burdens children from poor homes.
Direct and indirect schooling costs are also important factors to consider since they also contribute to early dropout from schools for some children in Nigeria. Children in the rural areas and poor homes especially often begin working at an earlier age to support their parent or siblings. a situation which means that regardless of how educationally talented a child might be, financial and economic consideration often override the need for them to pursue education.
Without external financial support in such cases, these children stand at a risk of being poorly educated, under-performing or in extreme cases totally dropping out of school.
Our approach is an integrated one that seeks to partner with relevant stakeholders and work within existing global, national and local framework and plans such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This in itself is Goal 17 of the SDGs.
Our key initiatives largely fall under Goal 4 of the SDGs. Our education infrastructure initiatives fit within sub-goal 4A (i.e. Education facilities and learning environments) while our scholarship programme fits within sub-goal 4B (i.e. Scholarships).
Through our community-based approach, we hope to supplement larger efforts by other key stakeholders and contribute our quota to the advancement of qualitative education in Nigeria.
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