Go Back to School Project
Ajegunle in Lagos, Nigeria
Boby’s Charity Foundation’s “Go Back to School” project mobilizes and empowers underserved communities to collectively address their most pressing challenges (education and hunger) while building a stronger, more resilient support network. Their aim is to engage parents, teachers, and volunteers to support after-school classes, mentor children, and ensure long-term school attendance.
The project also organizes local food distributions and nutritious meals for families. These areas are characterized by high rates of poverty, overcrowded housing, food insecurity, and low access to quality education. Many families live on less than $3 a day, and thousands of children are out of school due to financial hardship.
The aim of this project is to:
Activate two community hubs in Ajegunle.
Enroll 200 children in after-school learning programs.
Provide 15,000 nutritious meals over 12 months.
Train 50 caregivers and 50 volunteers in literacy support, hygiene, and food handling.
Engage 300+ residents in clean-up and school improvement efforts.
With the support of a Purpose Earth grant, this project will be able to begin work on building three fully-functional, community-led learning and feeding hubs in some of the most underserved areas in Lagos. These hubs will transform the lives of children, caregivers, and volunteers.
Specifically, the grant will support:
- Rental and setup of hub spaces in Ajegunle (classroom setup, seating, whiteboards, reading shelves).
- Purchase of educational materials, including exercise books, pens, charts, storybooks, and starter school kits.
- Monthly food provisions including rice, beans, vegetables, cooking oil, and protein to prepare nutritious meals.
- Cooking utensils and storage equipment such as gas burners, large pots, coolers, plates, and reusable food containers.
- Stipends and transportation support for volunteers, ensuring consistent attendance and motivation.
“There are deep-rooted challenges our communities face: chronic hunger, poor access to education, and loss of hope. Yet even within these conditions, there is an abundance of community strength—mothers who cook for others despite their own needs, youth who teach younger children with no pay, neighbors who sweep and clean to create safe learning spaces. This project is our way of honoring that strength—and giving it structure, support, and sustainability. Our long-term sustainability model focuses on community ownership, shared responsibility, and local partnerships. The grant will be used to set up strong foundations then the community will carry it forward with our ongoing support.” – Odafe Sylvanus Ijama, Founder and Project Lead
Chigubhu Lantern Initiative
Nordson Green Earth Foundation
