Supporting the Children of Chibok...

Dear Friends,

I wish to update you on the latest regarding the fate of displaced children in the North East of Nigeria. We are grateful that a lot more families are now returning to their homes, but there, their plight remains desperate and they continue to encounter the horror of utter devastation in their lives and desecration of their properties.  

The reality is that so many of the returnees face none or a total depletion of their sources of income and yet their children need to be educated and supported. It is therefore necessary to review and change our emphasis to sponsoring these children through their secondary school education for a period of 6 years.  On reflection we believe this is a sustainable and worthwhile investment in their lives.

If you are considering what role you might play or the implication of the intervention we are considering, please consider the following: 

It will cost 12,000 naira a year, 40 pounds or about  60 dollars a year to educate a child through secondary school. Whatever support we receive in the first instance will focus on Chibok. The intent is to visit it very soon to assess the potential beneficiaries and establish links with their parents.  However, more funds are required.  Thankfully, we already have 50 pounds a month to which we are grateful. 

The aim is to ensure every child that benefits is directly linked to donors so we can follow their progress through secondary school. The cost of administration (travel) which is about 3,000 naira per child has already been calculated in what is required.

Please pray along or support in anyway you can, we know we can make the much needed difference...