​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.
​
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.
​
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.
School Improvement Program
About the Program
We partner with public schools – both primary and secondary schools – and other local institutions to provide access to educational and learning opportunities for the girls and young women in our programs. Often, these schools are located in resource-poor communities and lack access to basic infrastructure and learning materials needed to deliver a quality educational experience. Through our School Improvement Program, we work with each partner school to upgrade the quality of their services to support them to better serve all of their students, including the girls in our program. This may include refurbishing libraries or laboratories, equipping ICT centers and in some cases introducing supplementary courses such as Digital Skills training and Menstrual Hygiene Management training, that can be delivered alongside the existing curriculum to enhance learning and wellbeing outcomes.
Through our School Improvement Program we have designed a Digital Literacy program tailored to the needs of our beneficiaries. We are currently working on establishing our Mobile ICT Lab initiative that will be designed to offer ICT training at schools and in the communities where we work all year round.
