Education is an equalizing factor and can be used as a tool for breaking the vicious cycle of poverty. Quality education in childhood provides the foundation for skills development and participation in economic activity.

Due to a variety of challenges, many children in rural communities in Nigeria are unable to access quality education. Their schools are poorly equipped and not adequately staffed with competent teachers. These schools lack basic infrastructures such as classrooms, furniture and sanitary facilities. Academic materials such as textbooks where available are shared among many children.

The most vulnerable children are often left out of schooling or have to go through a variety of challenges just to get educated. These are mostly orphaned children or those whose parents are so poor that they are unable to meet their basic school needs. It is common to find children from less privileged homes taking on manual jobs just to help pay their school fees or meet other academic requirements.

With support from our sponsors, Caring Hands for Africa works with schools to improve their capacity to provide quality education. We also offer sponsorship to indigent students. This sponsorship pays for tuition and other school requirements of the child.

As a policy, we support these children up to the completion of their secondary school education. Sponsors are however free to continue engaging with their sponsored children beyond this point.