Education has the power to change the course of a child’s life.
It opens doors to opportunity, breaks the cycle of poverty, and gives children the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to build a better future.
Yet for millions of children in Nigeria, the journey to education is not a straight road. Poverty, conflict, cultural barriers, inadequate learning facilities, and other challenges continue to stand between children and the classroom. According to UNICEF, one in three children in Nigeria is out of school, making Nigeria home to one of the largest out-of-school populations in the world. Without access to education, children face greater risks of child labour, exploitation, early marriage, and lifelong social and economic exclusion.
Road to School Foundation exists to help rewrite those stories by expanding access to quality education and creating opportunities for Indigent children to thrive. We work with families, schools, volunteers, local communities, and government agencies to remove barriers to learning and create pathways that help children
enter or return to school, remain in school, learn effectively, and build a brighter future.
Our work is delivered through
three flagship programmes,
designed to meet children where they are, support their journey through education, and help them succeed.
On-the-Go Learning Support
The Mobile Classroom brings learning directly to where it is needed most—delivering teachers, books, digital devices, and structured lessons to children who have no access to a regular school environment, helping each child take meaningful steps toward a brighter educational future.
Target Group: Children in remote, rural, or underserved communities with limited access to schools or learning resources.
School Readiness Program
We provide out-of-school children with the foundational literacy, numeracy, life skills, and confidence they need to enter or re-enter, into formal school system. Our program is delivered by skilled teachers, dedicated administrators, and trained volunteers who ensure each child makes measurable progress.
Target Group: Out-of-school children and learners with significant foundational skill gaps.
After-School Learners Support
A safe and supportive learning environment where children already in school but struggling academically receive extra support to improve weak academic areas, get help with difficult subjects, receive homework support, exam preps, and access the extra guidance needed to improve performance and succeed in their educational journey.
Target Group: Children aged 5–14 from low-income communities who are in school but need ongoing academic support to improve their learning outcomes.
Every child deserves a safe place to learn, dream, and build a better future. Our Learning Centre Project creates safe and supportive spaces where children can develop literacy, receive academic support, read, learn, and grow through mentorship and other educational activities. Your support helps us establish and equip learning centres that can serve children across underserved communities.
Donate:
Setup a Learning Centre: ₦3,750,000
Support a Child: ₦150,000.
Many children from low-income families struggle to learn because they lack basic educational materials. Our School Supplies Support Programme provides vulnerable children with essential learning and personal-care items, including notebooks, writing materials, school supplies, and basic hygiene products. Your support ensures that children have the essential resources they need to learn with confidence.
Donate:
Per Child: ₦25,000
Class of 25: ₦625,000.
Millions of children are out of school due to poverty, conflict, or the loss of a parent. Our Child Sponsorship Programme provides financial and educational support to help children return to school, learn effectively, and build a brighter future. Your support helps cover enrolment, tuition, learning materials, and educational support for a child.
Donate:
Per Child: ₦45,000
Class of 25: ₦1,125,000.
The idea for the Road-to-School was conceived during the administration of Governor Babatunde Fashola (2007–2015), when Lagos State carried out major clean-up efforts to address urban disorder. The government dismantled informal settlements, cleared people from footbridges and major roads, took beggars off the streets, and relocate thousands of displaced persons to their home states. These actions were meant to make Lagos more orderly in line with its mega-city plan, but did little to address the real issues—the root causes of destitution: poverty, lack of education, family breakdown, and displacement. In the process, many vulnerable children and families were affected in ways that stripped them of their dignity. The Road-to-School Foundation emerged as a more compassionate alternative. Instead of seeing street children as a “problem” to remove, we saw an opportunity to guide them from life on the streets back into the classroom. This approach recognises that children need both immediate intervention and long-term support systems that address the real drivers of the problem. Today, we continue to build on those early lessons. We work with government, civil society, faith groups, private-sector partners, and local communities to ensure no child is left behind.
We believe every child deserves access to education—not as a privilege, but as a fundamental right and a foundation for life.
The Road-to-School mission is rooted in a simple belief: every child, regardless of socio-economic background, deserves access to quality education as a pathway out of poverty and social exclusion.
Ready to Make a Difference?
Skilled volunteers are at the heart of our work. They support teaching, mentorship, community outreach, administration, and engagement activities that help children build confidence, stay motivated, and believe in their dreams again.
