After a thorough test, interview and verification process, 10 girls were chosen for the GEANCO 2019 scholarships. Each girl’s story is unique and compassion-pulling. We are glad to be part of their life stories. One girl educated is indeed a generation educated! These girls now enjoy a full scholarship at Fruitful Vines College, Ibadan.
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GEANCO MISSIONS NIGERIA AND SDG 3
The United Nations sustainable development goals set the pace for the world’s developmental efforts. Countries are to put up policy frameworks to achieve the goals. Institutions, companies and individuals are encouraged to direct their social responsibility efforts towards reaching the SDG’s targets. GEANCO social efforts in Nigeria encompass Goals 1, 3, 10. Although, it is READ MORE
Hurray! We Have David Oyelowo Leadership Scholars In Enugu
Ten girls who live in Enugu entered the New Year, with no hint on what would happen to them by September. They all had two things in common – intelligence and poor families. They went about their normal lives, acutely aware of their families’ needs, their challenges and supposedly bleak futures. Little did they know READ MORE
Towards Bridging Gender Inequality: Africa’s Educational Need
Education is a key tool in fighting gender inequality – But what kind of education? Rote learning? Or Stuffing books? Learning to read and write is just the basic component of the functional education needed to to re-position the girl-child. Beyond literacy, educating girls to rise above societal set-backs should include the following components:- Teach READ MORE
Paschaline – The Angel Holding The Hands Of Teenage Mothers
“You can’t go to school anymore! You have to sit at home and nurse your baby. That’s the life you chose!” Your head is bowed in shame because you had this coming. You know that you have always been stupid and never made the right decisions, this was just one out of many. You know READ MORE
Transforming Harsh Realities Through Scholarships- Our 2019 Story
During the screening exercise for the 2019 Enugu and Ibadan David Oyelowo Leadership Scholarship for indigent girls, one thing that was common among most of the participants aside from brilliance was poverty. Girl after girl, the screening team could see homes without proper toilets and baths, cramped living space, poor lighting and everything that shouldn’t READ MORE