Many individuals invest their time and resources on themselves. For Orondaam Otto, founder of Slum2School Africa, such investments are geared towards humanitarian causes aimed at children in the slums. Since 2012, he has been putting less-privileged children in school for the sake of altruism and he has never looked backed.
The Story Behind ‘Slum2School Africa’
Slum2school was founded by Orondaam Otto, a millennial yearning to emancipate children in the slums by utilizing education. While working a bank job, Otto was curious as to why there was a high percentage of out-of-school children in Nigeria. For him, it was a cause for concern as he would spot children who were supposed to be in school on the streets of Lagos doing menial jobs and hawking while on his way to work and back.
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He soon got insight into the matter, however, when he discovered the lagoon called Makoko. In there, he witnessed firsthand, the hardship that plagued the slums and realized there were thousands of children not in school. As a result, he made the decision to leave his bank job and began what is known as and started the movement today known as Slum2School Africa.
Goals, Objectives, and Realizations
Slum2School Africa has made a remarkable impact within a few years of its launch. The organisation succeeds in providing education to less privileged children in slums and remote communities through its impactful programmes and seminars. As a volunteer-driven organisation, Slum2School also extends its influence to young people by stimulating an interest to volunteer in them and hence giving them a platform in that regard.
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Slum2School has an impressive program layout to carry out its objective namely, advocacy programs, scholarships programs, community support programs, and school support programs. Each program is further divided into 3 to 6 different projects. When it comes to the selection of beneficiaries of Slum2School’s acts of kindness, it uses “internationally recognised vulnerability” indicators as the basis for this selection.
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Achievements and Milestones
With its hardcore humanitarianism, Slum2School has succedded in training over 3000 young volunteers and providing free education to over 600 children from the slum. It has also equipped schools with the facilities needed to foster conducive learning environments. It has also receives several reputable awards such as the Nigerian CSR Awards, Lagos State Honors Awards, The Future Awards for two consecutive years 2012 and 3013, and so on.
