TEACH FOR NIGERIA | teewoodsphotography

TEACH FOR ALL is a network of independent, locally led and locally funded organizations with a unifying mission to expand educational opportunity around the world. They are all working to improve the public school education system and students in classrooms now while simultaneously working to build the long-term movement for educational equity in their countries. In order to achieve this, the organizations recruit outstanding graduates and professionals from a range of academic disciplines to commit two years to teach in high-need schools and communities and to work throughout their lives to ensure more students are able to fulfill their potential.

TEACH FOR NIGERIA. Nigeria was ranked as the country with the highest number of out-of-school children in the world, approximately 10.5 million. Despite that, 60% of the children enrolled in primary school are not learning. The quality of teaching and learning is so poor that many do not go to secondary school, and of those that go to secondary school many can not even read and write when they finish and nearly 10% make it to the tertiary {college} level.

Teach for Nigeria believes there is no single solution to a problem as complex and systemic as educational inequity, addressing it requires many solutions. "While we cannot single-handedly solve these problems, we believe that we can act as a catalyst to build a formidable network of determined leaders who understand the root causes of inequity and are committed to challenging it." -Chief Executive Officer Folawe Omikunle