Solomon Ifeanyi Nathaniel – Global Youth Ambassador November 2021
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国产视频's work would not be possible without our network of nearly 1000 Global Youth Ambassadors from around the world. Each month, we highlight the work of one or two of them and the amazing work they do to get every child into school.
This week marked International Literacy Day.聽Education is an investment in the future.聽GYA聽Solomon聽Ifeanyi Nathaniel聽spoke to us about the work he is doing聽to ensure every child is given the opportunity聽of聽a quality education.
His organisation聽鲍苍颈辩耻别听Foundation聽works to create these opportunities for children in The Gambia聽and provide them with the knowledge and education that will allow them to succeed.
What is your latest project? What inspired you?
The personal experience and challenges I had with schooling while growing up聽motivated聽me and聽put strong desires in my heart to help other young people and children complete basic and secondary schooling.
In 2014聽I started 鲍苍颈辩耻别听Foundation听(@UFNon),聽which supports underprivileged and at-risk children and young people to complete basic and secondary education by providing homework support as well as access to learning materials, mentors and qualified teachers. We focus on implementing projects and聽improving educational qualities in The Gambia through different programmes and projects.
Currently, I国产视频檓 implementing different projects through my organisation. These projects include our聽mobile聽library聽project聽for unschooled adults, Second Chance Education,聽and our Tuition Free Remedial Education which improves the learning achievement for at-risk and underprivileged children.
Through the mobile library initiative, we’ve reached over 800 children in more than 15 communities. We’ve seen how the pandemic has聽pushed聽more parents聽further聽into poverty. The mobile library has helped reduce financial burdens on families聽and聽addressed the lack of quality learning materials and libraries for poor children in hard-to-reach communities. The pandemic could not be another reason聽that聽children got left behind.
Why are you passionate about building literacy in communities?
I know how it feels to be a drop out and how much missing out on education can hurt you. Through my projects, I have realised聽how important it is to nurture early childhood education in every community – with qualified and trained teachers who will build the聽learning聽foundations for聽children, so they can develop and grow.
I understand that people with no literacy skills are held back at every stage of their life.聽This is why聽my vision聽is to see聽every child and adult able to read and write in聽The Gambia and beyond.
Why do you think it is so important for children?
Children of today are the leaders of tomorrow and as such聽I believe聽every child, regardless of their social status or geographical location, must be provided equal access to good quality education that will prepare them with the right skills, attitude and mindset for future challenges.
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