There is a child in Lagos who walked into a classroom for the first time because someone decided to show up. Not because they were paid to. Not because it was convenient. But because they believed, deeply, stubbornly, beautifully, that every child deserves a chance to learn. That someone is a volunteer. And this week,
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This Children’s Day, 10 IA-Foundation beneficiaries attended a live cultural performance in Lagos, Â and walked away with more than memories. On Saturday, 30th May 2026, ten children supported by IA-Foundation did something many of them had never done before: they walked into a theatre. As part of our Children’s Day celebration, the children attended I
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An Education-focused Non-Governmental Organisation,Ibironke Adeagbo Foundation has described the Oyo state kidnapping case as an attack on every child’s right. Recall that Gunmen riding motorcycles descended on three schools almost simultaneously: Baptist Nursery and Primary School in Yawota, Community Grammar School, and L.A. Primary School in Esiele and on Sunday, May 17, a video had
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Imagine sending your child to school on a Friday morning and never seeing them come home. That is the reality thousands of Nigerian families now live with. On May 15, 2026, it became a reality for families in Ahoro-Esinele, a quiet community in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Gunmen riding motorcycles descended
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Nigeria continues to face one of the world’s largest out-of-school children crises, with millions of children deprived of access to quality education. Northern Nigeria remains the most affected region, where poverty, insecurity, child labour, and social barriers continue to prevent children from attending school. Recently, a major intervention by the European Union (EU) brought renewed
Somewhere in Zamfara, a nine-year-old girl wakes up before dawn to fetch water. She won’t be going to school today. She didn’t go yesterday either. In fact, she has never sat in a classroom, not once in her short life. Her name could be Halima. Or Chisom. Or Blessing. The truth is, she has millions
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There’s a moment every teacher knows. A question hangs in the air, and somewhere in the room, a child’s hand shoots up, eager, certain, alive with the thrill of knowing something. It’s a small moment. But it means everything. Now imagine a child who never gets that moment. Not because they’re not smart enough. Not
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Amara is nine years old. She wakes before sunrise every morning, helps her mother fetch water, then spends her day minding her younger siblings while the school bell rings somewhere in the distance. She can write her name, Â just about, and count to twenty. But Amara has never sat in a classroom. She has never
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By IA-Foundation | Because every child’s story deserves a next chapter. There is a particular kind of silence that follows a child who has never been to school. It isn’t the peaceful quiet of a lazy Sunday morning. It’s the silence of a door that was never opened. Of a question that was never
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When a Child Is Ready to Learn but the World Says No Millions of children in Nigeria are out of school despite their desire to learn. Discover the realities they face and how education NGOs are restoring hope. Introduction: The Child Who Stayed Behind Every morning, the road to school fills with energy, children in
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