Sparking Joy Through Education.
School is where children discover that anything is possible. The building of schools as part of our global development programme is essential for driving growth in all walks of life. According to World Bank, education promotes employment, earnings, health and poverty reduction on an individual level. For societies, it drives long-term economic growth, spurs innovation and fosters social cohesion. One look at the numbers proves this – there is a 9% increase in hourly earnings worldwide for every extra year of schooling provided. At The Okoji Innocent Fund, all of this matters deeply to us. But the thing that really drives our...
Building Schools. Transforming Communities.
It’s incredible how one school can transform an entire community… At The Okoji Innocent Fund, we’ve seen firsthand the need for programmes like ours in developing countries. According to UNESCO, it is estimated that 244 million children and youth between the ages of 6 and 18 worldwide were out of school in 2021. 118.5 million were girls and 125.5 million were boys. There are many causes for these statistics, the vast majority tied into one key problem – inequality. In places where food and water are scarce, sanitation is limited and learning environments are few and far between, the need for...