Schools in Nigeria

Why GSF?

Mr Gbadegesin Sanusi was born on the 17 of April 1947 to the family of Late Lamidi and Ladebo Sanusi of Sobaloju Compound, Isale Ijebu, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.

He was a devoted teacher at the basic primary education level. His passion for education was so great that He was awarded the best teacher for many years at the Christ Apostolic Church Primary School, Itabaale, Olugbode, Ibadan. He rose to the position of the Assistant Head teacher at the same school. He was later transferred to Army Children School Iwo Road, Ibadan. While just settling into the new school, he traveled for a family function one weekend. On the journey he had a road traffic crash, from which he sustained a severe head injury. This led to his untimely death on the 21 of October, 2001.

In memory of him and to carry on his legacy, this foundation is named after him and for the purpose of bringing basic education to the children of low income families of Nigeria. To begin with Ibadan and its environs (Gbade Sanusi’s hometown), then the whole South West and South East as well as the gradual extension into the northern part of the country.

Worldometer's Report

Nigeria is a country located in the West African region of the Sub Saharan area of Africa. According to the Worldometer’s report as at March 25, 2020, Nigeria has a population of about 200million.

This is composed of about 60% young people (WHO) and a large percentage are forced to keep out of school because of high rate of unemployment and high proportion of population leaving below 1$ per day.

UNICEF Report

According to the United Nation Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), ’One in every five of the world’s out-of-school children lives in Nigeria. About 10.5million of the country’s children aged 5–14 years are not in school. Only 61% of 6–11 year olds regularly attend primary school, and only 35,6% of children aged 36-59 months receive early childhood education.’

The picture is even a lot worse in the northern part of the country. A net attendance rate stands at 53%. The biggest and greatest challenge is getting the out-of-school children back into education.

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