Elizabeth is the third child out of six children of her widowed mother who sells food in the market. Elizabeth dreams of becoming a nurse and is grateful to MEF for giving her an opportunity to achieve her dreams.

Miracle, who dreams of becoming a nurse in the near future, is the second of six children. Her father has been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for over eight years and is unable to work, while her mother is a tailor....

Favour is the third of four children. Her mother, a petty trader who sells akara, is deeply grateful for the support and expresses her appreciation almost daily. Favour, an intelligent pupil, dreams of becoming a nurse i...

Grace comes from a Christian minority village in the deepest parts of Kebbi state, which has been surrounded by Boko Haram insurgents. Her guardian explained to MEF that Christian missionaries helped sneak her out of the...

Amos lived with his elderly grandmother in a remote village in Karshi. His guardian shared with MEF that Amos was brought to the orphanage with his grandmother’s permission to provide him with the opportunity to attend...

Miracle was brought to the orphanage in 2017 after being found with her mother living in difficult conditions at an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp. Her guardian shared with MEF that Christian missionaries visite...

Angel is the second of six children. Her mother, a widow, describes her as a confident, bright, and eloquent girl who dreams of becoming a customs officer. With no job or business, her mother relies on the support of fam...

Jennifer is a very intelligent girl. Her mother, a housewife with six children, shared with MEF that Jennifer is the fifth child. Her husband works as a laborer, which limits his ability to fully support their children....

Zainab a 9-year-old two pupil Her dad informed MEF (through an interpreter) that due to the nature of his work he is unable to pay the school charges of his children which always lead to the school stopping the children...

Eunice, who dreams of becoming a lawyer, is the eldest of three children. Her mother, a widow, goes to people’s houses to braid hair, but she struggles to provide for her children, who often face hunger and have to beg f...

Elizabeth is the granddaughter of her Nana. Her grandmother took her in due to the hardships her mother faced. However, her grandmother has been struggling to sponsor Elizabeth’s education because her age prevents her fr...

Chidebuebe, a twin, dreams of becoming an engineer. His father passed away in 2017 when Chidebuebe was four years old, making life difficult for the family. His mother, a graduate, has been searching for a job for years...

Hajara’s father, who is unable to work due to his old age, shared with MEF (through an interpreter) that his children were often sent home from school because of unpaid fees, and sometimes they couldn’t take their exams....

Suleiman’s parents are not employed but run a very small family business to support the family. Due to the financial hardships in the country, their business has faced many challenges, making it difficult for them to pay...

Varter is the second child of his mother, who is a widow. She shared with MEF that she was able to pay her four children’s school fees without difficulty until she fell seriously ill. Her illness forced her to stop worki...

Amarachi’s father works as a security guard, while her mother had a thriving business that collapsed after a major surgical operation in 2017, forcing her to wash clothes for people to make ends meet. Due to these hardsh...

Emmanuel’s father is blind, so his mother became the family’s breadwinner. She struggles to feed their family of six and send their four children to school. As a result, only Emmanuel and one of his siblings are currentl...

Marvelous is the only one of four children currently attending school and dreams of becoming an engineer. His father had an accident in 2022 that affected his spinal cord, forcing him to stop working. His mother, who was...