{"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\/pt\/news\/transforming-education-in-nigeria-ogechi-benyeogors-inspiring-success-story","title":{"rendered":"Transformar a educa\u00e7\u00e3o na Nig\u00e9ria: A hist\u00f3ria de sucesso inspiradora de 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

Pa\u00eds: 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":"

O sistema educativo da Nig\u00e9ria enfrenta desafios significativos. De acordo com o F\u00f3rum Econ\u00f3mico Mundial (2017), o pa\u00eds ocupa o 124.\u00ba lugar entre 137 na\u00e7\u00f5es em termos de qualidade do ensino prim\u00e1rio. Al\u00e9m disso, Fleet, Watkins, & Greubel (2012) referem que mais de 58% das crian\u00e7as nigerianas em idade escolar n\u00e3o possuem compet\u00eancias b\u00e1sicas de literacia e numeracia. Ao ver as dificuldades das crian\u00e7as que n\u00e3o puderam aceder a um ensino de qualidade devido ...<\/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\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}