Nigeria Projects

The Ibadan Library Project (The Librarians Educational Advancement Foundation) - Nigeria

Due to lean government allocation towards education  and the mismanagement of existing infrastructures, public school students are denied access to essential learning resources most especially books. Our desire is to therefore equip libraries in public schools within the Ibadan metropolis with books needed to support their education and promote the culture of reading among high school students.  This project will help to bridge knowledge inequality by giving public school students access to…

Youth Development Centre (YDC) Library Project - Nigeria

Ekpene geographical area consists of eight local government areas in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. These are Ikot Ekpene, Essien Udim, Ika, Oruk Anam, Etim Ekpo, Ukanafun, Abak, and Obot Akara. The 2006 Nigerian Bureau of Census shows Ikot Ekpene geographical region to have a population of 1.1 million and 70% is young adults. This group has a large potential to contribute to the development of the region if there is a forum for obstacles and challenges the group faces such as cultism, violent…

TimeOn Kairos Educational and Vocational Institution - Nigeria

In 2016, over two million young school leavers (i.e. high school graduates) sat for the college entrance test in Nigeria. Less than 800,000 received admissions. This current year (2018), most qualified students will not receive admission for lack of space. Hence there will continue to be many students roaming the streets and languishing at home because they cannot receive admission to institutions of higher learning. Our organization's missions direct us to be part of the solution. We are…