{"id":26172,"date":"2024-08-16T11:06:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T10:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/?p=26172"},"modified":"2024-08-16T11:07:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T10:07:09","slug":"transforming-education-in-nigeria-ogechi-benyeogors-inspiring-success-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/fr\/news\/transforming-education-in-nigeria-ogechi-benyeogors-inspiring-success-story","title":{"rendered":"Transformer l'\u00e9ducation au Nigeria : La r\u00e9ussite inspirante d'Ogechi Benyeogor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nigeria’s education system faces significant challenges. According to the World Economic Forum (2017), the country ranks 124th out of 137 nations <\/a>in primary education quality. Additionally, Fleet, Watkins, & Greubel (2012) report that over 58% of Nigerian schoolchildren lack basic literacy and numeracy skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeing the struggles of children who couldn’t access quality education due to overcrowded public schools and unaffordable private options, Ogechi Benyeogor took action. With a Master\u2019s degree in education and four years of teaching experience, Ogechi decided to make a difference. She established a low-cost nursery and primary school in her rural community in Asaba, Delta State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initially hesitant to start her own venture, Ogechi\u2019s breakthrough came when she joined the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF). Through their twelve-week training and mentorship program<\/a>, she gained a clearer understanding of business and felt empowered to launch Fidema\u2019s Children Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, Fidema\u2019s Children Academy<\/a> serves over 200 pupils and employs 15 staff members, generating $7,000 annually. This achievement supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of providing accessible and affordable education for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond education, Fidema\u2019s Children Academy has also created job opportunities for local residents, offering them a chance to contribute to the community and use their skills to educate the next generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflecting on her journey, Ogechi shares;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe foundation helped me discover my potential. After joining the 2016 TEF class, my path to entrepreneurship began. The seed capital allowed me to rent space and buy equipment. Since then, with support from family and business savings, I\u2019ve acquired land and built a suitable school. Despite fierce competition, the mentorship and business education from TEF have been crucial to our success.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sector: Education\/Training<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Name: Ogechi Benyeogor <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business Name: Fidema’s Children Academy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pays : Nig\u00e9ria<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year of funding: 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Impact area: Available and affordable education services.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Le syst\u00e8me \u00e9ducatif nig\u00e9rian est confront\u00e9 \u00e0 d'importants d\u00e9fis. Selon le Forum \u00e9conomique mondial (2017), le pays se classe 124e sur 137 nations en termes de qualit\u00e9 de l'enseignement primaire. En outre, Fleet, Watkins, & Greubel (2012) rapportent que plus de 58% des \u00e9coliers nig\u00e9rians ne poss\u00e8dent pas les comp\u00e9tences de base en lecture, \u00e9criture et calcul. En voyant les difficult\u00e9s des enfants qui n'ont pas pu acc\u00e9der \u00e0 une \u00e9ducation de qualit\u00e9 \u00e0 cause ...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":26173,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,55],"tags":[245,449],"class_list":["post-26172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-west-africa","tag-nigeria","tag-success-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}