Lighthouse Initiative is a school-based program inspiring a lifelong passion for reading to foster literacy development, imagination and self-expression in young school children in underserved communities.
We say "school-based" because our activities are targeted towards creating a safe and loving environment where learners feel supported to advance their reading, comprehension, speaking and writing skills with boldness and confidence. But we hope for a strong impact within their wider community. We especially prioritize activities that empower parents to support the learners' education even at home.
In a national assessment carried out on grade 5 students 20 years ago, only 1 out of 5 students could answer correctly more than one-third of the test items. Sadly, current results show no significant increase in student's learning achievement. This implies that most primary school learners don't develop the communication skills they need in English to become independent learners ready for junior secondary school.
Unable to read, write or comprehend the language of instruction at even the foundational level, these learners never develop a reading habit for lifelong learning.
Our specific activities are to:
1. Build libraries in public schools in Ogun state
2. Solicit for books and other age-appropriate reading materials
3. Engage parents by offering free trainings on strategies to support learning at home
4. Teacher-training sessions on strategies to include literacy development activities in every lesson/subject.
5. Found and support literacy-focused extracurricular activities in public secondary schools within these communities.
6. Solicit for donations to fund these activities.
7. Advocate for strong literacy education programs in public schools.
Lighthouse Initiative is powered by the Be-the-Change (BTC) program of Teach for Nigeria; an NGO ensuring that "one day every Nigerian child will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education."
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- Employees
- 1
- Founded
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- Address
- Ogun, Ng
- Industry
- Civic And Social Organizations
- NAICS
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Civic and Social Organizations
- Keywords
- Teacher training, Sensitization, Advocacy, Awareness, Literacy education, Community project.
- HQ
- Ogun
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Lighthouse Initiative's founding year is 2024
