Back To School Campaign

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Support Out of School Children

In our pursuit of a bright future for African children from marginalized communities, accessibility to quality education remains a huge challenge. From research, it is true that children without access to education are the most vulnerable. We are committed to changing the narrative by creating a bridge between African children and quality education, one child at a time. This is why we are starting the #OACBackToSchool Campaign; we cannot do it alone and so we need your help.

 

According to the UNESCO Institute of Statistics, (UIS) data for the school year ending in 2015, 264 million children and youth are out of school. This total includes 61 million children of primary school age, 62 million of lower secondary school age and 141 million of upper secondary age. Barriers hindering the access of children to education include gender issues, poverty, displacement , nomadism, disability and many more.

According to the All in School, a global initiative of UNICEF, the number of out-of-school children of primary-school-age in Nigeria is about 8.7 million.

However, the prime culprit is poverty; children from poor households and marginalized communities struggle to access education because their parents cannot afford the fees.

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela

More Information about the Children

1st Child – Blessing Obidike stopped school at SS2 due to lack of school fees. She is aged 16; this donation will help her get into SS3, complete her secondary school studies and sit for her WAEC exams.

Her school fees + Senior WAEC fees – 70,000 Naira.

2nd Child – Joy Obidike stopped school at JSS2 due to lack of school fees. She is aged 11; this donation will help her get into JSS3, complete her junior secondary school studies and sit for her Junior WAEC exams.

Her school fees + Junior WAEC fees – 67,000 Naira.

3rd Child – Favour Obidike stopped school at the primary school level due to lack of school fees. She is aged 1o; this donation will help her get into JSS1.

Her school fees – 30,000 Naira.

4th Child – Divine Obidike stopped school at the Basic 3 level due to lack of school fees. She is aged 8; this donation will help her get into Basic 4.

Her school fees – 30,000 Naira.

5th Child – Bright Obidike stopped school at the Basic 1 level due to lack of school fees. He is aged 6; this donation will help him get into Basic 2.

Her school fees – 30,000 Naira.

These five children are based in Ikorodu Lagos. If you need to speak with their parents to confirm the veracity of our claims, please reach out to us via info@oneafricanchild.org. Thanks

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