Education Nigeria Project #61180

Send back 2000 forced out-of-school CHILDREN

by CITADEL CHARITY ASBL

Project Report | May 4, 2026
''Send Back 2000 Out of School Children''

By Oluwafemi Opeyemi | Media Head

PROJECT SUMMARY

In many communities across Nigeria, a large number of children are currently out of school due to poverty, insecurity, displacement, and related social challenges.

In some areas, ongoing insecurity has made families prioritize safety over education, leaving children at home.

At the same time, vulnerable women,particularly widows and single mothers,face significant economic hardship, limiting their ability to meet basic household needs and support their children.

This project seeks to reintegrate 2,000 out-of-school children into formal education while also empowering vulnerable women through livelihood support, skills training, and psychosocial care to improve family wellbeing.

FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS

We would like to highlight a critical challenge currently impacting the delivery of this project. Over the past several months, the project has operated without financial support, leading to a noticeable slowdown in activities.

This funding shortfall has affected our work in several key areas:

Limited intake of additional out-of-school children
Reduced provision of essential educational materials
Constraints in conducting consistent follow-up and monitoring

A growing backlog of widows and vulnerable children requiring urgent assistance
With the ongoing rise in insecurity and economic hardship, the demand for this intervention continues to grow. However, the absence of sufficient funding has created a gap between the increasing needs and our capacity to respond effectively.

The situation remains urgent, as many children are still unable to access education, and numerous vulnerable families are yet to receive the support they require.

IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY

The project supports children through school enrollment assistance, provision of learning materials, and collaboration with local schools and community leaders to ensure safe reintegration.

For women, the project focuses on psychosocial support, vocational training, and small-scale income opportunities to help them build sustainable livelihoods and improve household stability.

CALL FOR SUPPORT

We are calling on donors, partners, and compassionate individuals to stand with us. Your support can mean the difference between a child staying at home in fear or returning to a classroom with hope. It can mean the difference between a struggling mother sinking deeper into poverty or becoming empowered to provide for her family with dignity.

With your help, we can bring 2,000 children back to school, restore confidence to vulnerable women, and rebuild futures that have been disrupted by circumstances beyond their control.

No contribution is too small. Every support brings us one step closer to transforming fear into opportunity, and hardship into lasting change.

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Jan 8, 2026
"Send Back 2000 Out-of-School Children"

By Ejiro Rose Blanchard | CEO

SENDING 2,000 OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN BACK TO SCHOOL AND SUPPORTING VULNERABLE WOMEN.

Thousands of children in our target communities are out of school due to poverty, insecurity, and social challenges. The situation has been worsened by the activities of different terrorist groups, who have kidnapped children and women, forcing families to withdraw their children from school out of fear. At the same time, many women, especially single mothers and widows, lack the resources needed to support their families. This project aims to return 2,000 out-of-school children to school while empowering vulnerable women to rebuild their lives.

CHALLENGES
Children face school dropout due to school fees, child labor, early marriage, displacement, lack of learning materials, and fear of abduction by terrorist groups.
Women face insecurity, loss of livelihoods, trauma from kidnappings and violence, limited skills, and the heavy responsibility of caring for their families.

FUNDING CHALLENGES
Despite the urgent need, securing adequate funding remains a major challenge. The scale of support required to return 2,000 children to school and assist vulnerable women is significant. Limited funding affects our ability to cover school fees, uniforms, learning materials, psychosocial support, and safety-related measures. Rising costs due to insecurity, displacement, and inflation further strain available resources. Without timely and sustained funding, many children remain out of school and women continue to face poverty, trauma, and heightened risk. Increased donor support is essential to ensure continuity, reach more beneficiaries, and achieve lasting impact

SOLUTIONS
The project will support children’s return to school by covering basic school needs such as enrollment support, uniforms, and learning materials, while working with communities to promote safer learning environments. At the same time, vulnerable women will receive psychosocial support, basic skills training, and small income-generating support to strengthen household stability and reduce the risks that keep children out of school.

CALL TO ACTION
We urgently call on donors, partners, and compassionate individuals to stand with us. Every day, more children and women are living with fear, trauma, and uncertainty caused by violence, displacement, and extreme poverty. Without support, many children remain out of school and many women continue to suffer in silence. Your support can provide safety, healing, and hope. By supporting this project, you help traumatized children return to school and give vulnerable women the chance to rebuild their lives with dignity. Please support us today, lives depend on it

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Aug 27, 2025
"Send Back 2000 Out-of-School Children"

By Oluwafemi Opeyemi | Media Head

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