NGO Inducts 280 Fellows For Equitable Universal Education

Teach For Nigeria (TFN), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has inducted over 280 cohorts  of fellow teachers who will help to ensure that every Nigerian child has  the opportunity to receive quality education.
The induction was done by the NGO  as part of the 2021 closing ceremony of  its training institutes and  the unveiling of its  fifth cohort of fellows in Lagos on  Saturday.
The Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, Miss Folawe Omikunle,  said that 44,068 graduates registered, 7,927 graduates completed their registrations and 303 accepted the offer based on  the  fellowship applications received for 2021.
“This  five-week training  programme was done both  in virtual form  and physically and the cohort fellows are to resume for the next academic session  in September in Ogun.
“We trained them intensively both physically and online and we will place them to teach in underserved schools or schools that lack teachers.
“They are to teach for a  two-year period. They are not being recruited as permanent teachers but to provide solutions to challenges occurring in the classrooms or even in the community,” she said.
Omikunle added that the NGO  members approached  their work in a very unique way whereby  they were able to recruit outstanding fresh graduates,young professionals and  educators through a  highly process of  selection.
“We are working toward developing a critical mass of leaders for the education ecosystem.
“Our plan is to get to a level where we will have equitable universal education across Nigeria,” she said.
Omikunle  also stated that they were well structured, adding that the new fellows had the support of the existing alumni and fellows who were already in different schools and communities.
“We also have coaches who will be  mentoring  the new fellows  by visiting them in their classrooms, and  observing their teaching methods  and give us their feedbacks.