Rubbin' Minds: Slum To School Project: 1,000 Children Hopeful Of Education Prt1

At least 1,000 children in some slums in Nigeria are hopeful of accessing education through the Slum to School project.

The founder of the organisation, Otto Orondam, said on Sunday that an additional 350 children would be added to the 650 that are already enrolled in schools.

The foundation is, however, seeking more funds through a fundraising project held annually.

Educational scholarship and community mentorship hubs would be created at different parts of Nigeria to provide a platform for children not having access to education.The organisation has limited the access provided to basic education foundation - primary and secondary school levels.

"Because they are mainly young children and they are too young to venture out of the community alone and the schools are more in the outskirts of the community so we want to go in the community and educate the children there.

"We are building schools and they are schools in the community. They will not just serve as schools. They will also have other purposes which will benefit the community like the health centre, a skill acquisition centre a community library and a community ICT centre.

"These are things that we have been able to discover that if these kinds of facilities are in these communities that do not really have these kind of amenities, it will help the communities. It will help the children also get access to education right in the comfort of their community,” Orondam said.

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