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Harvard Professor and Faculty Director of the African Center for African Studies, Prof. Zoe Marks, visits Slum2School Africa in Lagos, Nigeria.
Slum2School Africa welcomes Harvard Professor, Prof. Zoe Mark and the other Leaders from the Harvard Center for African Studies.
Slum2School Africa hosts the U.S. Consulate General Will Stevens
Summer Skills Showcase at the Slum2School STEM and Innovatio Center in Makoko Community.
United Airlines partners with Slum2School Africa.
This partnership will support 1,000 children in Nigeria as they return to school.
Unveiling Talent: How David turned Struggle into Harmony
Education doesn’t just open doors—it gives young people the courage to walk through them.
Maryam Alade - The Girl Who Found Her Voice And Gave Her Community a New One
In Makoko, the floating city of narrow bridges, wooden homes, fishing nets, and endless resilience, a 12-year-old girl once stood quietly inside her JSS1 classroom at Wesley Girls Junior Secondary School.
Alfred Hunge: From School Dropout to Fashion Entrepreneur & Community Trainer
In the winding wooden walkways of Makoko, where the lagoon mirrors the changing sky, a 12-year-old boy once sat quietly by a stall of assorted goods-biscuits, sachet water, tiny household items-calling out to passing buyers.
Jennifer Williams: This is a story of a fighter, a polymath and a star.
A Journey of Courage, Community, and the Power of Opportunity On a humid afternoon in May 2019, during what was supposed to be a routine malaria-prevention outreach to a remote riverine settlement outside Lagos,
Mary Sunuvun: a story of possibility, resilience & the power of one girl's dream
Mary always believed she could break a cycle that had held generations of girls in her community back. Growing up, Mary watched many of her peers drop out of school.
Tope Iroko - My work connects my community to the world
In 2012, Tope was just 15 years old. Born in Makoko but living in a small slum in Ikate on Lagos Island, he would often return to the mainland to help children find a path to school, walking from house to house.
Fabi Lokossu - At age 15, Fabi Lokossuis finally starting school.
For most children, the first day of school happens at age 4 or 5. For Fabi Lokossu, it happened at 15. For years, Fabi Lokossu's world was a small wooden stall in the heart of Makoko.
The Slum2School Green Academy. After Decades of Exclusion, the first school finally rises in Saga.
For years, Saga was a place time forgot. Tucked deep within the riverine belt of Epe, it was the kind of community people only passed through when they were lost.
Emmanuella Iduot - Volunteering with Slum2School shaped my journey to the global stage
Six years ago, Emmanuella Iduot made a simple decision. She clicked “volunteer” on the Slum2School Africa website, hoping to make an impact
Slum2School and HP Conclude 5-Week Tech Training for Learners
About 105 learners at Slum2School Africa have taken many such steps, diving into the world of technology with the HP's STEM program in partnership with Slum2School Africa
UNICEF Children's Day: Reimagine a Better Future For Every Nigerian Child
Reimagine a better future for every Nigerian child
Universal Children’s Day; Investing In Our Future Means Investing In Our Children
Investing In Our Future means Investing in Our Children
Intimate Sexual and Reproductive Health Outreach
Our Medical Team and our incredible volunteers in the Field Management Team volunteers embarked on a 4-hour session Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) outreach with some of our beneficiaries at Makoko to discuss the importance of SRH in young and adolescent women.
Our Children Takes Center Stage at TEDx Talk in Lagos
Maryam and Emmanuel bravely stood in front of over 100 attendees at TEDx Lagos to speak about the strength of children in society.
Eat ''N' Go Visits The Slum2School Innovation Hub
On Wednesday, November 12th, Eat’N’Go, one of our most formidable partners and friends, visited us at the Slum2School Innovation Hub.
Slum2School Africa Wins The Prudential Zenith Insurance $100,000 Award Grant
One of the remarkable milestones and achievements of the Virtual Learning Program was winning the Prudential Zenith US$100,000 Award Grant for “Sustainable Innovative Solutions birthed during Covid-19 Pandemic”.
Slum2School's Efforts In Response To The Pandemic
Transitioning After the Lockdown: What is the Practical Way Forward for Nigeria?
Slum2School Enrolls 510 out-of-school children from 11 communities into 5 schools accross Lagos State
The Fundraising campaign to sponsor one thousand out of school children into school was officially kick-started on Saturday the 18th of August 2018 and was themed #AThousandDreams.
Slum2school commissions its enterprise development centre
Slum2School Africa has undertaken several projects in the past in line with its vision to ensure that every child irrespective of their background is given the best quality of education.
The U.S Ambassador Staurt Symington’s visit to Slum2school in Mokoko community
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Stuart Symington, on Sunday the 4th of November, 2018 visited Slum2School Africa.
World Literacy Day: Slum2school brings #AthousandDreams to Tarkwa Bay
“Every child deserves a chance to dream and, in dreaming, they deserve to dream something bigger than themselves.” – Awesu Williams
Slum2School Africa
In 2024, Slum2School Africa took a bold step into the future of
education with the groundbreaking of the Slum2School Academy—our
very first pilot school, designed to show what truly inclusive, high-
quality
Hubert Hunye
When Hubert first enrolled in school in 2016, he could never have imagined how much his life was about to change. Back then, he was just another child in his community eager to learn but unsure of how far education could really take him.
Emmanuel Okechuckwu
For Okechukwu Emmanuel, curiosity has always been his strongest trait. As a boy growing up in Makoko. he was fascinated by how things worked. He often asked questions no one around him had the answers to: “What makes this phone light up?” “Why does the computer stop working when one button fails?
Mustapha Oseni
Do you believe that investing in a child today truly means investing in the future? I do. Because I am living proof. - Mustapha Oseni, I finished JSS3 as one of the top three students in my class. I had always loved learning and dreamed of going further, but my parents could not afford to send me to another school.
Lois Ifeanyinchukwu - Volunteer
"Why are you hawking donuts when you should be at home taking shelter?" I asked, my voice sharp with concern as I stopped in my tracks. "You could be infected with the coronavirus! And you're even out here with your little brother"
Tope
In 2012, when Slum2School Africa began its journey in Makoko, hope felt like a fragile thing. Schools were scarce, opportunities even scarcer, and many children drifted between days of hawking, fishing, or wandering aimlessly through narrow wooden walkways
Habeebat Olatunde
Habeebat Olatunde looks back at her journey, she sees two very different versions of herself. The first was a shy young girl—bright in her studies, always doing well in class, but terrified of speaking in public. The thought of standing before an audience made her heart race, and her voice shrink.
