Dear Friends and Supporters,

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, 24th August 2019 at NSF(UK) Sports and Fun Day.

Please bring ALL your reading and educational books that you no longer need. We would love to give other children and youth (4-18yrs) in Nigeria the opportunity to empower themselves.

Please donate reading and educational books #BookDriveNigeria2019 for readers between ages 5-18years. We will donate all the books to schools in hard to reach and/or disadvantaged communities in Nigeria.

Book Drop off Point:
Allianz Park, Saracens Rugby Stadium, Greenlands Lanes, Hendon, London, NW4 1RL (during NSF (UK) Sports and Family Fun Day)

Happy International Women’s Day

ChiYoWo celebrates International Women’s Day with women in a hard to reach community called Oreta Igbogbo, in Lagos State, Nigeria and they made their own products!

These women want to push boundaries and do something different in their community and for their families. Following a series of stakeholder engagement meetings and needs assessments, we captured their needs and all designed a project.

Benin welcomes us #BookDriveNigeria2019! We are super proud of the impact Children Youth and Women Empowerment Initiative (ChiYoWo) continues to travel to hard to reach communities in Nigeria. Our team recently visited 2 schools in Benin – Guidance Academy and May & Steve Nursery and Primary School to donate educational and reading books. Certificates were given to the schools and outstanding students who excelled in educational competitions. Literacy and empowerment continue to inform our work.

The Children, Youth and Women Empowerment Initiative (ChiYoWo) celebrated Children’s Day at Khan Foundation and had a wonderful time setting up a library and reading club.

As part of our #BookDriveNigeria2019 Programme, our ‘Read, Learn and Shape your World Project’ sought to encourage engaging reading culture habits in schools and amongst young children. The children took part in different activities including our Spelling Bee Competition and singing classes. They had so much fun!!! Winners got certificates as well. Congratulations to our first Library Prefect and Assistant who will be in charge of our ChiYoWo Reading Club.

ChiYoWo goes to Ogun State!!!

The pupils of Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Bode Ijaye, Abeokuta and their teachers were happy to receive our team from the ‘Read, Learn and Shape your World Project #BookDriveNigeria2019‘. It’s amazing how children respond to ‘hope, innovation and development’. They took part in a spelling bee competition, an SDG awareness programme and discussed current issues they contend within their communities on a daily basis. Winners got certificates and will manage the ChiYoWo Reading Club we set up. Thanks to Adedayo Adenrele our host teacher, and all the other teachers. We truly appreciate your effort. Enjoy reading and encourage the pupils to read the books we donated to your school library.

ChiYoWo visits El Shaddai School in Makoko, Lagos State and introduces its ‘Read, Learn & Shape your World Project’ as part of its #BookDriveNigeria2019 Initiative. Quality education – SDG4 remains a focal part of our work and against all odds. We will keep empowering children in marginalised communities with reading books and equipment. We are proud to have set up a Reading Club in this school. The winners of our activities will run the Reading Club.

Thanks to Nigerian Schools Foundation (UK) NSFUK, our Partner in the United Kingdom. The books donated to us in Nigeria were well received by the headteacher and the students.

Reading is the key that opens up our minds to greater possibilities. Let’s celebrate today and always. Don’t let your power to empower yourself ever cease. Enjoy!