Project Educate Me is an initiative of Kidpreneur Africa aimed at providing teaching centres for internally displaced children and children in underserved communities for them to have access to quality education enjoy the benefits and long-term opportunities that education offers.
The project also offers Financial and digital literacy training to 50 selected Government Schools in each state.
The Project Educate Me 2.0 will be implemented in Kaduna, Benue, Bauchi, Ebonyi and Kwara state in partnership with Access Bank, Ministry of Education Kaduna, Benue, Bauchi, Ebonyi and Kwara State.
The founder and executive director of Kidperneur Africa, Mrs Juliet Vincent-Obi, stated that education holds the key to unlocking the potential and dreams of millions of children across the country, yet for many residing in underserved communities, these dreams often remain distant aspirations.
Obi added that Kidpreneur Africa, in partnership with Access Bank, will empower the students with financial, digital and life skills as well as the ethical, moral, and civic values needed for laying a solid foundation for life-long learning.
The Head of Group Sustainability, Access Holdings PLC, Omobolanle Victor-Laniyan, stated that in line with Access Holdings’ sustainability agenda, they are committed to the educational development of Africans.
“Therefore, we embrace collaborations that create opportunities to educate the African child,” she said.
Victor-Laniyan further said that Project Educate Me is one of the ways they achieve this and that they aim to directly empower over 250,000 children with essential literacy, financial, digital, and life skills.
“Working collaboratively with our stakeholders, we will continue to impact lives positively now and in the future,” she added.
Speaking further, Obi stated that Kidpreneur Africa will recruit fresh Nigerian graduates and professionals who are vision-driven and willing to transform the nation through educational contributions.
