Who We are
Our History
The North East Children’s Trust is a private sector led social engineering initiative incorporated in 2017 with a mission to create innovative, transformational sustainable learning ecosystems that will nurture, renew and empower vulnerable children between ages 5 and 18 years that have been orphaned by the insurgency in North East Nigeria.
These ecosystems are carefully designed to provide comprehensive support for the children through access to safe living spaces, quality education, good health facilities, well-rounded psychosocial support and relevant socio-economic life skills.
Our Mission
These ecosystems are carefully designed to provide comprehensive support for the children through access to safe living spaces, quality education, good health facilities, well-rounded psychosocial support and relevant socio-economic life skills.
Our Vision
Our vision over the next 5 years is to scale for impact. This will entail transiting from a centralised and institutionalised service delivery model into a more sustainable community oriented service delivery model.
Our Core Values
- Respect
- Integrity
- Sustainability
- Excellence
Our Objectives
- To develop innovative and scalable solutions to ensure that vulnerable children build strong foundations for lifelong learning and well-being
- To build learning systems that are adaptable, skill-based, and fit for the skills and competencies needed in the 21st century
- To reimagine affordable alternative pathways to education for students who are unable to access conventional schooling opportunities
- To forge new alliances amongst private and public sector partners in order to establish novel education financial infrastructure
Why We Care
Since 2012, the Boko Haram insurgency has enveloped north east Nigeria to varying degrees. At the height of the crises, about 80% of 1.8 million internally displaced persons were from Borno state, followed by Adamawa and Yobe states with 8% and 6% respectively. Children aged 18 years and below comprised over 50% of the IDP population.
About 50,000 children are estimated to be orphaned by the insurgency without access to good education, quality health care, food and basic shelter. Without assistance, these children will not have a normal childhood nor experience the joys of growing in a home nurtured by a family.
Therefore, NECT aims to create ecosystems for highly vulnerable children affected by the insurgency, in which their vulnerabilities are mitigated, and through which they can grow, find healing and attain their maximum potential.