The Challenge

The rate of multidimensional poverty in Nigeria has continued to grow, resulting in more and more out-of-school children and idle youths. Many parents and working age young people lack the education and basic skills they need to be gainfully employed or economically engaged and many who are skilled and talented are also challenged with the problem of unemployment and the lack of economic stability to provide basic education for their children. Consequently, children are forced to hawk petty commodities on the streets to support their families and many young people seek alternative, inappropriate ways to sustain themselves, making our community unsafe for children to thrive.