School for children in Rural Communities

Hi. I'm Swanta Bonat, the Founder of COEC Nigeria (Community Outreach for Educational Change).

In 2016, I realized that most of my students in the prestigious international school I was working in located in Abuja already had admissions waiting for them in universities within and outside Nigeria even before their graduation ceremony.

I became troubled at the thought that their peers from low-income families had the opposite. I immediately put in my resignation and returned to the village to pursue active educational "evangelism" - taking quality basic education to underserved and unreached communities.

This birthed Community Outreach for Educational Change (COEC), a non-profit which exists to create quality classroom experiences and intentional role modelling; influence, change narratives and ultimately champion educational best practices as a response to SDG4 For children in rural and disadvantaged communities.

Since then, we have been in communities which mostly have no good primary education, basic health care, electricity or roads—we cross rivers to get to some.They battle with hunger and sickness and can hardly afford more than a meal each day, so education is a luxury and the schools we work with are mostly run as charities and these schools become their haven.

We have stepped up school facilities by renovating and improving some classrooms and hostel structures and also launched campaigns amongst which are the #FedToLearn school feeding program that gives 2 free meals and an egg to 136 school children to fight stunted growth and malnutrition amongst school children and the #GetASchoolChildOffTheFloor Campaign which has provided school furniture and housing facilities.

See below before and after the #GetASchoolChildOffTheFloor Campaign 

See below pictures from our #FedToLearn school feeding program


This has hastened our desire to set up a school in a rural community of Kaduna State that will help bridge the gap for such children. This school (equipped with competent teachers, modern technology, a feeding program, library and sick bay) will provide high quality education in line with 21st century demands for children in rural communities.

Our structure needs refurbishing in order to meet our target for full operations in September. Below are the details

Project: School Set Up
Location: Samaru Kataf, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Target Date: September 2020
Amount Needed: N10, 000, 000 (Approximately £20,000 (Twenty Thousand Pounds)

We have been committed to taking quality education to rural communities through our various projects but this will give us an even bigger platform to do more for humanity and we enjoin you to do this with us.

This Campaign is managed by Safe Schools Global Ltd, a registered company in England and Wales, working in partnership with COEC Nigeria to raise funds for the school setup project. 

Kindly check COEC Nigeria  for more information on Community Outreach for Educational Change.

Please see below, a breakdown of the proposed expenses:

PHASE 1
a. Water = N84, 000
b. Mason (refurbishing) = N411, 500
c. Doors/windows = N364, 000
d. Perimeter Fencing = N278, 000
e. Ceiling = N249, 500
f. Toilets = N223, 100
g. Electrical Wiring and Fittings = N220, 200
h. Painting = N72, 000
i. Labour = N350, 000
Phase 1 Sub Total = N2, 252, 300
Contingency (10% of Sub Total) = N225, 230
Phase 1 Total = N2, 477, 530

PHASE 2
a. Classroom Furniture/Fixtures = N1, 586, 000
b. Office Furniture/Equipment = N260, 000
c. Library and Computer Room = N548, 000
d. Sick Bay = N235, 000
e. Play Area = N260, 000
Sub Total = N2, 889, 000
Contingency (10% of Sub Total) = N288, 900
Total = N3, 177,900

PHASE 3
a. Learning Resources N1,000,000
b. Registration N100,000
c. Staff Salaries(1 yr) N3,000,000
d. Running Costs N244, 570
Total N4, 344, 570

1. Phase One = N2, 477, 530
2. Phase Two = N3, 177,900
3. Phase Three = N4, 344, 570

GRAND TOTAL = N10, 000, 000

Looking forward to hearing from you soon and receiving your donations!

Thank you so much for your support in helping me create a warm and safe haven for children in rural communities.







This Campaign is managed by Safe Schools Global Ltd, a registered company in England and Wales, working in partnership with COEC Nigeria to raise funds for the school setup project.