Nearly 400 young teachers and school leaders have graduated from Teach For Nigeria (TFN), entering classrooms across the country at a time when Nigeria faces one of the world’s most significant education gaps.
The new cohort — 311 fellows and 87 school leaders — completed their training in Lagos last week before being dispatched to public schools in underserved communities. TFN, part of the global Teach For All network, recruits graduates and professionals to spend two years teaching in hard-to-reach schools. Nigeria has an estimated 10.5 million children out of school, while many who do attend receive poor-quality teaching. TFN says its fellows, already deployed in Lagos, Ogun, Kaduna and Oyo, have reached nearly 200,000 students since the programme began in 2017.
Molade Adeniyi, TFN’s chief executive, urged the graduates to see their mission as extending beyond the classroom into shaping education policy and driving community change. Over the past two years, the new graduates have implemented 133 local projects, tackling issues from poor learning standards to youth unemployment and environmental degradation. Observers say such grassroots efforts may prove vital in bridging Nigeria’s entrenched education divide.
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