​In Nigeria, less than half of all school-age girls are enrolled in, and graduate, from school. At Give Girls A Chance (GGAC), we believe that educating girls is the single most powerful investment to shape a better future for Nigeria. We started in 2016 with the goal of increasing young girls’ access to quality education in Nigeria. Our team of dedicated mentors and volunteers work directly with girls in four secondary school in the Abuja area, providing scholarships, mentorships, and guidance. We aim to do this by addressing issues related to lack of access, low levels of awareness of the importance of education, and poor infrastructure of educational institutions.
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In Nigeria, less than half of all school-age girls are enrolled in, and graduate, from school. At Give Girls A Chance (GGAC), we believe that educating girls is the single most powerful investment to shape a better future for Nigeria. We started in 2016 with the goal of increasing young girls’ access to quality education in Nigeria. Our team of dedicated mentors and volunteers work directly with girls in four secondary school in the Abuja area, providing scholarships, mentorships, and guidance.
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EDUCATE
We partner with schools, sponsors, and local organizations to equip the girls with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to succeed
MENTOR
We link the girls in our programs to qualified and capable mentors to improve their physical, mental, and social well-being
EMPOWER
We offer programs and scholarships to improve comprehension and literacy levels and emphasize the benefits of getting a quality education
Our approach is to provide comprehensive support to girls between the ages of 10 and 19 years from low-income families as well as to systematically develop the schools in the communities in which we work.
Family & Community Program
About the Program
Girl-child advocacy is the cornerstone of our work at Give Girls A Chance. We believe that advocating for girl-child education in Nigeria requires consistent engagement with the families and communities of the girls reached through our programs. Through our Family and Community Engagement Program, we conduct regular visits to the families and communities where our beneficiaries live. We utilize these interactions to carry out advocacy, training and the provision of various support services including in health and food relief, social services, and livelihoods training. Our overall aim is to demonstrate to the families and communities the benefits of girl-child education and support them so that they, in turn, can support their girls to perform better both in and out of school.
We host two main events annually — our Women’s Day Event and our Children’s Day Event. Families of our beneficiaries are invited to partake in events where we strive to showcase the talents and accomplishments of our beneficiaries to our stakeholders including the partner schools, donors, and the educational development community in Nigeria.
