School Number 6…#BookDriveNigeria2017. St. Peter’s Anglican Primary School Erinmo-Ijesha in Osun State
Welcome to our visit to School number 6…#BookDriveNigeria2017. St. Peter’s Anglican Primary School Erinmo-Ijesha in Osun State! This was so empowering!!! Young kids eager to show their talent was indeed inspiring. Thank you, HRH Michael Ajayi. Your presence made our day! Touching lives through education is the way forward! Theme: Bring Back our Reading Culture
School 5 Book Donation: Iwoye-Ijesa Middle High School, Osun State, Nigeria
School 5 #BookDriveNigeria2017…Carry on driving Team ChiYoWo. Say hello to Osun State 
🙂. The ‘Bring Back our Reading Culture’ campaign is for real 🙂. Well done!!! The pupils of Iwoye-Ijesa Middle High School and the elders were the best! Sorry, we missed our way but we got there eventually #Determination The Spelling Bee Competition was hot! Planting Reading Book Clubs is the way forward! A special shout out to Mr Femi Ifaturoti thanks a lot! you made our stay worthwhile!!! Thanks for identifying with our #BookDriveNigeria2017 mission -‘Bring Back our Reading Culture’ Thank you very much to all our well wishers and donors xxx
Book Donation Continues School 3 & 4: Off to Awori College and Isashi Grammar School in Ojo, Lagos State
School 3 & 4…Still on the move 🙂 off to Awori College and Isashi Grammar School in Ojo, Lagos State. Lovely cultural dancing session and nail-biting moments during the quiz session! We had the presence of Hon Akande of the Ojo Constituency grace our campaign. #BookDriveNigeria2017 The Spelling Bee Competition was off the hizzle!!!
Thank you to all our donors and partners!
Book Donation: We visit Matlicia Primary School and So – Said Charity in Lagos State
School 2 #BookDriveNigeria2017… still on the move. ChiYoWo Empowerment Initiative visited Matlicia Primary School and So – Said Charity in a hard to reach area in Okota, Lagos State, Nigeria. Bring Back our Reading Culture Campaign Rocks xx
Book Donation School 1: Fem-Field Nursery and Primary School, Ogun State, Nigeria
#BookDriveNigeria2017 has started 🙂!!! We donated 50 reading books and 50 library journals, and set up a library today in an under-served community!!! SCHOOL ONE DONE 🙂 We had such an amazing time at Fem-Field Nursery and Primary School, Okesokori, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
The Proprietress, Mrs. Okeleye Olanike, was very happy to see us. Her pupils were amazing and all won prizes. Her staff and guests welcomed and appreciated our quest to ‘Bring Back the Reading Culture’ in Nigeria. Pa Ojuromi was our star of the day. The 90-year-old former boxer provided words of wisdom! NB: Our Library Prefect for the ChiYoWo Book Club in the school was the winner of our Spelling Bee Competition!
To all our donors and well-wishers, the ChiYoWo Family say a Big Thank You!
#leadershipstarts #makingadifference #jointhedrive #spreadtheword #NSFUK#BookDriveNigeria2017
Let’s Celebrate International Literacy Day!
Happy International Literacy Day. As we say, Knowledge is Power. Always!
Bring Back our Reading Culture in Nigeria…
Our simple message can be spread far and wide…simply #BookDriveNigeria2017.
We can all start hashtagging from today.
Thank you :).
#BookDriveNigeria2017 – Knowledge is a Powerful Development Tool for Children
Our priority is:
To bring back the culture of reading and help equip and/or transform school libraries or reading spaces for ease of use in affected and underserved communities. This is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) to “promote quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all”.
Together we can all make this happen. Thanks to our strategic partner in the United Kingdom – NSF(UK) and all our donors.
With much hope,
The ChiYoWo Family
Our #BookDriveNigeria2017 is rearing to go…
We the ChiYoWo Family invite you to spread the word using our #BookDriveNigeria2017. This ground breaking initiative is set to Bring Back the Reading Culture in Nigeria.
Watch this space 🙂
Collaboration between Nigerian Schools Foundation (UK) and ChiYoWo Empowerment Initiative Fosters the Book Drive Initiative
Collaboration with strategic partners creates dynamic synergies. Welcome to our world #BookDriveNigeria2017 where Diasporans and Nigerians are indeed making a remarkable difference!
Book Drive 2017 and Reading and Digital Literacy Skills Programme
Our Book Drive 2017 and #Reading and #Digital Literacy Skills Programme is targeted at children and young persons aged between 4 -14 years, including the under-represented girl-child. We will work with 12 schools/centres in hard to reach communities in Nigeria.
We are embedding a much-needed education awareness initiative in a country where approximately, one-quarter of students in primary schools drop out of school (World Bank). This programme is all about preparing the young to reposition their mindsets and equipping them with global tools. This is our succession plan for equipping our future leaders.
Can you imagine…
More than 10.5 million children are out of school in Nigeria (UNICEF) and Nigeria has the highest number of out of school children in the world (World Bank). In truth access and quality of education is stunted!
Impact
We believe the Book Drive 2017 and the ChiYoWo #Reading and #Digital Literacy Skills Programme will do the following for 4-14-year-olds in hard to reach communities:
1. Enhance strong literacy skills
2. Develop lifelong literacy skills
3. Improve on reading habits in controlled and designated spaces
4. Encourage school enrolment
5. Increase student retention in chosen schools and centres
6. Reduce illiteracy rates in hard to reach areas
Thank you very much for the support we have received so far and please join us in supporting our Book Drive 2017 as this will help us accomplish The ChiYoWo #Reading and #Digital Literacy Skills Programme. Let’s start driving…Shout out to friends, family and colleagues.
Monetary Donations
We are also receiving monetary donations.
Cheque: Payable to ChiYoWo – Chld Yth & Wmn Empwrt Ini
Bank in Nigeria: GT Bank
Account Number: 0223623177
Or
Visit our gofundme page to make donations: https://www.gofundme.com/help-wed-love-to-read-books-too
Much appreciated,
The ChiYoWo Family
NB: Please contact us if you would like to donate supplies in London or Nigeria. We look forward to receiving all your donations by 29th May 2017 to enable us to reach all the students before the summer holiday begins. Thanks for all your support :).
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