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Nigeria - Family Re-orientation Education and Empowerment (FREE)

This non-governmental organization works to establish an effective network for community development by creating community programmes targeting especially women and girls.

FREE’s initiative bridges the gap between expensive private schools and failing public establishments, especially in the Niger Delta. With support from the National Mass Education Commission and teachers who agree to take less than Nigeria’s minimum wage – of 5000 Niaras monthly (about $40) – FREE provides evening classes between 4 and 6 p.m., Monday to Friday, in all its centres.

FREE has become a useful platform for mass literacy programmes, especially for women who missed their first chance of getting educated. This remarkable educational project now numbers 27 centres that provide literacy training to some 700 learners.

Contact Information
FREE - Family Reorientation Education and Empowerment
1st Floor, 43 Toyin Street
Pretty woman building
Ikeja. Lagos
Nigeria
Phone: + 234 805 427 1348, + 234 803 555 4333
E-mail: free@freefoundationafrica.org
freefoundationafrica(at)gmail.com
Web site: www.freefoundationafrica.org

This NGO works through neighbourhood clinics, hospitals and public health departments to reach low-income children at risk of school failure. It offers literacy guidance to young families and promotes a reading culture.

Reach Out and Read helps families break the cycle of poverty. This year, thousands of doctors will give 4.6 million new books to 2.8 million infants, toddlers and preschoolers from low-income families at check-ups and advise their parents about the importance of reading. The only American literacy programme featured at the recent White House Conference on Global Literacy, Reach Out and Read doctors distribute new books at more than 3,000 paediatric practices, hospitals, clinics and health centres throughout all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Contact Information
REACH OUT AND READ
Reach Out and Read National Center
56 Roland Street, Suite 100D
Boston, MA 02129-1243
United States of America
Phone: + 1 617 455 06 00
Fax: + 1 617 455 06 01
E-mail: info(at)reachoutandread.org
Website: www.reachoutandread.org

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