One Child, One Schoolbag Project Comes To Nigeria

Support and encourage girl-child school enrolment

One Child, One Schoolbag project launched in Nigeria! 500 disadvantaged children reached; more than 1000 lives touched already. We hope to reach out to 500 more disadvantaged children before the end of the year. The project was initially launched by Save Our Needy in Benin Republic in 2011.

The banner used for the project

Children from St Michael's Nursery and Primary Schools 1 & 2, and Alaworo Nursery and Primary School, Ojo-Okokomaiko,  were full of smiles and gratitude as they received the donated items comprising schoolbags and writing materials. Some of the beneficiaries were selected randomly via an online forum (Stella Dimoko Korkus blog).

 Before and after pics of some of the disadvantaged children

We sincerely thank the Lagos State Education Board, Stella Dimoko Korkus of SDK blog, Bellanaija and Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi (Editor-In-Chief and Founder, The Intellectual Magazine) for their support and encouragement. Our profound gratitude also goes to our partners: Verdant Zeal,  Madrew's. A big thank you to all the generous and well-meaning individuals including REGMAC International Co. Nig. Ltd who donated to make this project a huge success. May God replenish your pockets in a billion fold.

Join us to promote education amongst disadvantaged children. Support school enrollment of the girl-child.

If you wish to support the "One Child, One Schoolbag" project or any of our other life-changing projects, please do send your cash donations to:

Save Our Needy Organisation

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank)

0168556004

OR

Donate in kind. Send your enquiries to: saveourneedy@gmail.com

THANK YOU and God bless you.

To know more about our activities, visit our website: www.saveourneedy.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/SaveOurNeedy

Twitter: @SaveOurNeedy

''One Child, One Schoolbag'' project as reported by SDK blog (Nigeria's best overall blog): Click here

Everyone looking happy and satisfied with the day's activities

Marvella Odili (CEO, Save Our Needy), presenting a schoolbag to a beneficiary

Volunteers and Parents of beneficiaries posing with their children

Beneficiaries showing off their new schoolbags

Beneficiaries being called out by a teacher

Potential beneficiaries looking expectantly at their teacher

Jerry Odili, Programme Manager at Save Our Needy, posing with a widower and his kids who benefited from the project

Excited pupils

Potential future leaders of Nigeria proudly displaying their new schoolbags

SON Volunteer, Marian Onu, with a beneficiary

Representative of Lagos State Education Board presenting a schoolbag to a beneficiary

A happy girl receiving her schoolbag

Pupils of St Michael's Nur/Pri School waiting expectantly for their schoolbags

Marvella Odili with pupils of Alaworo Nur/Pri School

SON's New Media Partner; Intellectual Magazine

We are happy to announce Intellectual Magazine as our new media partner in Nigeria.

Intellectual Magazine's primary motive is to continually draw attention to critical education sector issues and encourage healthy debate among stakeholders with the aim of finding sustainable solutions.


It was founded by Mr. Rotimi L. Oyekanmi, a seasoned and widely traveled journalist. He was the head of the Education Desk with Guardian Newspapers, Nigeria for 18 years.



He collaborated with several regional, national, international and non-governmental organisations, including but not limited to: UNESCO, UNICEF, UNDP, CSACEFA (Civil Society Action Coalition for Education for All), ACTIONAID, the British Council and Exam Ethics International (EEI) on all aspects of education.

He is the first Nigerian journalist to interview the incumbent Director General of UNESCO, Mrs. Irina Bokova and the current Commonwealth Secretary General, Mr. Kamalesh Sharma.

We are proud to be associated with such an inspiring magazine.

To know more about Intellectual Magazine check;
www.intellectualmag.com
@IntellectualMag