About Us
Our Mission
We advocate for equal opportunities, to ensure every child has access to quality basic education.
Our Vision
To ensure every child has access to quality basic education.
According to UNICEF (2022), Nigeria has the highest number of out-of-school children in the world, with approximately 10.5 million children aged 5-14 years not attending school. Given these statistics, it is critical to improve children's access to quality basic education in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa to uphold the principles outlined in the United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR).
Basic Education Africa (BEAfrica) is a non-for-profit organisation established in response to barriers experienced in accessing quality basic education in Nigeria. BEAfrica aims to be a grass-root body that works towards raising awareness and promoting the importance of basic education in different communities across sub-Saharan Africa, in addition to ensuring every child has a right to access quality basic education. BEAfrica’s objectives aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) on Quality Education.
Our Values
We are guided by the following values: (RIPE)
- Relationships
- Integrity
- Passion
- Excellence
Our Operations
We actively use effective and efficient methods, toolsor strategies to achieve or vision.
Our Board
There are currently four (4) Directors on the BEAfrica Board and a Company Secretary.
The resources offered by the Directors are considerable, backed with experience and expertise in their particular fields. The Directors operate on a voluntary basis and are responsible for overseeing the activities of the organisation. Their activities are guided by ethical codes of conduct to allow for transparency and accountability.
Ms Abimbola Okoya
Abimbola studied Business Administration at the American InterContinentalUniversity in the United Kingdom. She also has an MSc in Corporate Governance from Westminster University and a MA in Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance from the Birmingham Business School, both in the United Kingdom. She is a CIM certified Social Sector and Marketing Management professional with over 20 years’ experience. She is a World Bank trained development facilitator and has worked with the public and private sectors on various projects including the Nigerian “Support – A – School” programme.In addition, she is an Advisory Board Member of the Centre for Commonwealth Affairs based in Westminster and apast President of the Nigeria-Britain Association (2022).
Mrs Carolyn Hall, MBE
Carolyn has an Education and Development Aid background with a UK Teacher’s Certificate and an MSc in Development Economics from Bradford University. She has lived and worked in Nigeria since 1972 firstly with the Kaduna and Borno State Ministries of Education in the 1970‘s, and in the early 80’s established the Maiduguri International Primary School in Maiduguri. In 1989 she joined the Nigerian Conservation Foundation, Lagos, to set up their Environmental Education Department and developed a comprehensive schools programme which included school conservation clubs, teacher training workshops, a national Art & Essay Competition and the publication of a children’s environmental magazine, ‘Tortoise”. She later worked as a Development Aid Consultant to National Governments in Ghana, Swaziland, China, Laos, Vietnam, Pakistan and to Shell, Gabon. In 2012 she was awarded an MBE in Queen Elizabeth II Birthday Honours List for ‘Services to education and environmental awareness in Nigeria”.
Mr Tunde Arogunmati
Civil Engineering graduate of the University of Ife, Nigeria (B.Sc., 1982). Founding Member; Port Harcourt Metropolitan Jaycees (JCI – Junior Chamber International), 1983. President; Nigeria-Britain Association, (2010). Social & Business Enterprise Consultant with experience in Integrated Construction. Management, Tourism, Aviation, Social & Corporate Relationship Development and Global Enterprise Network Management.
Mr Funmi Onabolu
A marketing communications practitioner with over 32years experience, Funmi has had a career spanning broadcasting and marketing communications. After working in TV and Radio Broadcasting, he joined Insight Communications in 1982 becoming COO in 1989 and Executive Director in 1991. He founded COSSE in 1995 to champion Experiential Marketing and Brand Activation in Nigeria. Funmi is a past President of the Association of Advertising Agencies in Nigeria [AAAN]; Fellow of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON); Board member, Advertising Practitioners’ Council of Nigeria [APCON]; Chairman, Advertising Practitioners’ Disciplinary Committee [APDC]; Past Chairman of AAAN LAIF Management board. [Nigeria’s Creative Awards]; Member, Institute of Directors; Member, International Special Events Society; Trustee, Steve Rhodes Foundation.
Our People And Partners
Our People
Our Partners
We have managed intervention projects in the past and currently for the following partners:
- Oando Foundation: Adopt – A – School Scholarship Program
- Oando Foundation: Teachers’ Professional Development Program
- Gaslink: Back – To – School Scholarship Program
- Laptops 4 Learning Nigeria: Screen-based Technology Program