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Teach For Nigeria Graduates 4th Cohort of Fellows

by Techeconomy
December 27, 2022
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Teach For Nigeria Graduates 4th Cohort of Fellows
L-r: Mrs Ronke Soyombo, the special adviser to the Ogun State governor on education, Folawe Omikunle, CEO, Teach For Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria and Mrs Alero Ayida Otobo, Board member, Teach For Nigeria, at the Teach For Nigeria Graduation Ceremony held in Ogun State recently.

L:R- Mrs Ronke Soyombo, the special adviser to the Ogun State governor on education, Folawe Omikunle, CEO, Teach For Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria and Mrs Alero Ayida Otobo, Board member, Teach For Nigeria, at the Teach For Nigeria Graduation Ceremony held in Ogun State recently.

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Over 300 changemakers will join the Teach for Nigeria alumni network and continue to build on their initiatives to expand educational outcomes for children in underserved schools.

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Teach For Nigeria, a non-profit organization focused on building a movement of leaders across the nation who are committed to improving foundational learning outcomes and life opportunities for low-income children in Nigeria today graduated its fourth cohort of fellows.

The graduating class comprised 385 fellows who served in 279 schools across Lagos and Ogun states reaching over 77,000 students in underserved communities.

The graduation ceremony which took place in Abeokuta had industry experts, partners, alumni and stakeholders in attendance.

Present at the ceremony included Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president of Nigeria, and representatives of the Commissioners for Education, Lagos and Ogun states.

Speaking at the ceremony, Folawe Omikunle, CEO, Teach for Nigeria said,  “This cohort is the largest and most diverse cohort at Teach For Nigeria fellows and they made a tremendous impact in their schools and communities. We recorded significant gains in academic and non-academic outcomes in the schools,  impacting over 70000 pupils even as the world experienced learning losses. It is a big feat for the graduating fellows, as not everyone who started with the cohort made it through. 385 out of the 417 appointed fellows chose to stay through despite the challenges of COVID-19 and in the space of 2 years, have left an indelible impact on their communities.”

In his commencement speech, Abubakar Suleiman, CEO  of Sterling Bank while encouraging the graduating fellows to keep up the good work stated: “You might have started small, but I need you to think big in your next phase.  Do not think that your job is done. Imagine that the world is waiting to support your dreams. You must step out and you must continue your journey. Think of how you will inspire and encourage others by sharing your stories with them. No matter how big your dreams are, remember that there are people who will support you.”

While speaking on behalf of the chairman of the board, Mr Gbenga Oyebode, Mrs Alero Ayida-Otobo said, “TFN is a platform on which greatness stands and from which greatness impacts the community. I have seen so many alumni of Teach for Nigeria doing amazing things. The first cohort in 2017 graduated 44 Fellows but today we are graduating 385 Fellows. Teach for Nigeria is an incubator that prepares its fellows for greatness. When you leave, you leave as a force for a change. Together, all of us are changing the narrative of education inequity and raising a generation of new primary school students.” 

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria, emphasized the importance of providing educational opportunities for people to maximize their innate potential.

According to him, “There is nothing more frustrating than having the capacity and no opportunities.  Education for children, youths and adults should be limitless. There is no one who is born without an element of innate capacity which has to be developed and if the person does not go to school, the development of that innate capacity will be hindered.”

Omotoyosi Idris, a graduating fellow, expressed gratitude for the opportunity to pass through the Fellowship.

Idris said, “I can’t tell my success story and journey without mentioning my experience at Teach For Nigeria. It changed my perspective about our society and made me realize that I was the change. During the fellowship, I launched the Hale and Hearty initiative focused on improving the education and health conditions of kids in underserved communities. So far, we were able to set up and equip a sick bay accessible to 450 direct beneficiaries including learners and school staff. We also conducted free medical outreaches like malaria tests, dental checks and diabetes tests in the community.  I am motivated to do more for my society and I look forward to hearing about our exploits in the different sectors in Nigeria.

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L-: Mrs Alero Ayida Otobo, Board member, Teach for Nigeria, Folawe Omikunle, CEO Teach For Nigeria and Adebayo, representing the Lagos State commissioner for Education at the Teach For Nigeria Annual Graduation Ceremony held in Ogun State recently

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Teach For Nigeria is a Non-profit organization focused on enlisting Nigeria’s most promising future leaders in the effort to expand educational and life opportunities for all children in Nigeria.

The initiative is part of the global Teach For All network of over 45 independent partners, working to increase and accelerate the impact of social enterprises that are cultivating the leadership necessary to ensure that “One day, all children will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education.”

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