Nigeria. A third-world country grappling with chronic corruption, crippling poverty, and the highest rate of out-of-school children in the world. No problem enrages me more about this tragic reality, than the suffering endured by impoverished people, who have no access to empowering opportunities. Hence, I aim to provide that opportunity– through education. By teaching people how to solve problems around them, I recognize that I can make a tremendous impact in my community. Consequently, I seek to contribute to the free quality education of children across Nigeria, transforming its educational narrative.
My motivation for fulfilling this vision is simple: at least 4 in 10 children aged 6-11 in Nigeria are out of school. That’s 10. 5 million bright futures– robbed of the possibility of coming to fruition. I want to provide a chance for underprivileged children to take control of their future - and not forever be subjugated to the consequences of adverse financial and socio-economic conditions. Given the opportunity to receive a quality education, these children can rise and tackle issues around them, effecting social change in their communities. I am determined to be the catalyst for this change.
“If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish you feed him for a lifetime. ”- Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu. I ardently seek to feed generations of Nigerians to come for lifetimes far beyond mine– by giving those before them the key to unlocking their collective future- our collective future: education.
Nigeria. A third-world country grappling with chronic corruption, crippling poverty, and the highest rate of out-of-school
children
in the world. No problem enrages me more about this tragic reality, than the suffering endured by impoverished
people
, who have no access to empowering opportunities.
Hence
, I aim to provide that opportunity– through
education
. By teaching
people
how to solve problems around them, I recognize that I can
make
a tremendous impact in my community.
Consequently
, I seek to contribute to the free quality
education
of
children
across Nigeria, transforming its educational narrative.
My motivation for fulfilling this vision is simple: at least 4 in 10
children
aged 6-11 in Nigeria are out of school. That’s 10. 5 million bright
futures–
robbed of the possibility of coming to fruition. I want to provide a chance for underprivileged
children
to take control of their
future
-
and not forever
be subjugated
to the consequences of adverse financial and
socio-economic
conditions.
Given
the opportunity to receive a quality
education
, these
children
can rise and tackle issues around them, effecting social
change
in their communities. I
am determined
to be the catalyst for this
change
.
“If you give a
man
a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a
man
to fish you feed him for a lifetime. ”
-
Chinese philosopher, Lao
Tzu
. I
ardently
seek to feed generations of Nigerians to
come
for lifetimes far beyond mine– by giving those
before
them the key to unlocking their collective
future-
our collective
future
:
education
.