Project 200 - Educate the Girl Child
About the project
Although it's safe to state that no one can predict what will happen tomorrow, having an education will give you access to more possibilities. What you do today in terms of education will undoubtedly prepare you for what is yet to come because these employment prospects are likely to pay more with more education. "Education is one thing no one can take away from you.” —Elin Nordegren
This project helps to develop the girl child in rural Africa with the skills needed to make a difference and compete favourably with their contemporaries around the globe. At the root of the issue is the lack of resources available to maintain and sustain a conducive atmosphere for development, including basic formal education.
We aim to provide an opportunity for these girls to go to school like every other child in Africa. We also aim to provide learning supplies and incentives.
Our Starting point
Educating the girl child leads to every perspective of education that strives at improving the skill and experience of girls. Project 200 – Educating the Girl Child takes 200 girls (ages 9 to 19) from the rural communities of Cross River State.Enrol them in secondary schools across the state, and other private secondary school partnering with us for five years. A time frame that covers Junior Secondary 1 or 2 to Senior Secondary 3 where they have the privilege to seat for the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE).
To educate a girl child means to train her mind, character and abilities. Education is a fundamental human right that should be availed to every girl child irrespective of age and nationality. The importance of education in the life of a girl child can never be over-emphasized. Having found out the enduring barriers to education, as well as the most essential requirements to childhood development in Africa, was at the core of our mission here. Our understanding of education is holistic and four-dimensional. It collapses into physical, mental, social, and spiritual. We are holding discussions with some private secondary schools that share our values, and have boarding facilities, and at affordable cost.
End result
With the help of a few partners in the last three years, listening, engaging, and understanding exactly what was needed to empower the African gild child in Agoi Ekpo Community, we were able to equip 25 girls with the necessary resources in Four secondary schools, and two primary schools.
You can choose to make a difference today through your intentional partnership with us.
Here's the Problem
Teenage pregnancy is a big issue in the rural communities of Africa. The photograph above was taken from a community in the Cross River State of Nigeria. The two young girls you see here are mothers already, ages 14 and 16. As we travel around those communities, we find that this anomaly has silently become the norm. many reasons for this trend. The poverty level is especially high. Because of the high rate of poverty, families find it difficult providing the needs of children and when they reach puberty, children kind of fend for themselves and as well serve as support systems for their families. Men, old and young who do day jobs in farms and plantations or trading in one article or the other are seen as alternatives to provide. These men provide the little things of life and then get compensated for sex. Of course, pregnancy is expected. Lack of Standard School: Schools in rural communities have suffered heights of dilapidation, low standards, and poor teacher quality. No laboratories, broken-down classrooms, or inconducive learning environment, and the absence of recreational facilities. Where the mind is less engaged in productive exercise, it generates counter-productive engagements.
Support from local communities and partners
