"Education is one of the most important investments a country can make in its people and its future" -GPE
Our AIM
Increase access to learning platforms for all particularly the girl child, ethnic minorities and vulnerable/marginalized people
Our Objectives
Raise Awareness
To raise the consciousness of communities on the need for formal/non formal education
Enrollment & Retention
Increase enrollment and retention of children to basic education
THE ACCESS 2 SCHOOL PROJECT
The Access to School Project is an ambitious project which seeks to consistently increase enrolment and retention of out of school children in the hardest to reach urban slums and rural communities of Nigeria.
Overview
According to a recent report by Global Education, two thirds of children in the poorest households in Nigeria for instance, are not in school and almost ninety percent of them will probably never enroll. Forty percent of Nigerian children aged 6-11 do not attend any primary school with the Northern region recording the lowest school attendance rate in the country, particularly for girls.The consequences of this reality are dire. Firstly because of the exponential growth rate of Nigeria’s population – with children and adolescents accounting for 44% of the estimated population of 184 million.
Projections Over the Next 2 Years
STORY SO FAR
We have been able to send over 300 children back to school from the inception of the project.