{"title": "Give the Gift of Education to Children in Poverty in Nigeria", "logoImg": "bafkreiejwbvtjwbgaqvpjar4iiulofirosxemttwbhd3luv3ei6t6e5qwm", "website": "https://www.helpersfoundation.org/", "bannerImg": "bafkreid3idyr27tyufdnwi5ah4yvktfqywoostmt27dv2vp3aafkftt6a4", "createdAt": 1712965811019, "userGithub": "helpersfoundation", "credentials": {"twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..YKEoWbSieSDBd8Ypnf8Uy9FmDVSunb-ziR_LoiLTQDGKMYF4bFfcxImPn0rfYdkIrE8TF1rCYQxoauOyNg-pCw", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-04-12T23:49:20.274Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-04-12T23:49:20.274Z", "expirationDate": "2024-07-11T23:49:20.274Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0x8270a0FEBBA70899419E76A98bF2B5DC15Fe2Ff4", "hash": "v0.0.0:FrCGucR/Sj+wc9Nt6q38NLP2YH7j9WTVcwBNw4O3j0o=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#HelpersSocial"}}}, "description": "[![IMG-3763.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/qBGZD2wC/IMG-3763.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/5j636YZx)\n\nThe opportunity we have in web3 is to make a new model around public goods to replace the old system that keeps people backward so that we can have the chance to change the world for the better.  This project aims to empower the Helpers Foundation to continue to  providing access to high-quality education to vulnerable children in Nigeria. Our goal is to use education as a weapon to break a circle of poverty, creating opportunities for income, growth, and sustainable development. \n\n\nThe Challenge\n\n20 million children in Nigeria are out of school due to poverty. Lack of quality education is the primary factor preventing poverty-stricken families from opportunities for growth. Without quality education, the vulnerable will be unable to achieve their potential and end up going into early marriage or facing child labour. \n\n\nThe Solution\n\nHelpers Foundation School Oji-River and Havilah View Schools Enugu were established to prevent children from dropping out of school in Nigeria. By providing a standard of education for children. Education gives freedom and independence. \n\nAlong with free education, we will be educating children about cryptocurrency. Our curriculum will include setting up wallets, making transactions, NFTs, and some basics about DeFi. We will also be educating them about the future of blockchain development.\n\n[![DSC-0011.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/02vGFNZM/DSC-0011.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/hhC77ckc)\nLong-term Impact\n\nQuality education will help children know their rights and also break a circle of poverty and help support their families. Free school programs give pupils in our school a better opportunity to achieve their potential.\n\n\n## Road Map and Metrics\n\nWithout the support from our volunteers, donors, and the entire Helpers Social Development Foundation management team, our success stories today will not be possible.\n\nWe have been at the forefront of eradicating the root cause of poverty in Nigeria through the distribution of free school supplies in public schools to ensure underprivileged children have access to education in various rural communities with our local partners.\n\n1. We Constructed sanitary facilities in public schools using open defecation to prevent teachers and pupils from defecating openly. These sanitary facilities constructed helped to prevent the spread of disease and increase the enrollment rate in the school.\n\n2. We established two nursery and primary schools in Enugu State wish offer high-quality education for all children. \n\n3. Distribution of free school supplies to over 3000 pupils in various public schools in Enugu State. \n\n3. We empower young people to learn digital skills and many other interventions in Nigerian communities.\n\n[![IMG-20201207-092910.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/0QmmHgw0/IMG-20201207-092910.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/8Jpjj0w7)\n\n\n## About Us\n**Helpers Social Development Foundation** is a registered nonprofit and nonpolitical organization in Nigeria that was formed in 2016 and officially registered with the Nigeria Corporate Affairs Commission on 27th June 2019. \n\nThe executive director, Okeke Chidi Chinwendu, established the NGO with a mission to reach millions of less privileged Africans who are facing the same problems he faced while growing up in a small village in Nigeria. Chidi and his wife, Okeke Amarachi Sophia, believe there is an urgent need for well-rounded initiatives to empower Nigerian women and youth. \n\n", "logoImgData": {}, "bannerImgData": {}, "projectGithub": "Helpers Social Development Foundation", "projectTwitter": "helperssocial"}