To improve the lives of children between ages of one and five in the Tarkwa Bay area of Lagos, Seamfix, a leasing technology provider in Nigeria, has partnered Slum2School, to transform a dilapidated classroom into an Early Childhood Development Centre (ECDC).

According to Slum2School, a non-profit volunteer-driven development organisation, it is important to “transform the society by empowering underserved children in slums and remote communities with quality education, entrepreneurial skills, and psychosocial support to enable them realise their full potential.”

The group believes that the beneficiaries of this project would exhibit a minimum of a 95 per cent increase in their academic accomplishment, as a direct result of the programme’s implementation.

Chief Operating Officer of Seamfix, Frank Atube, said: “We made the decision to get involved in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative in collaboration with Slum2School so as to contribute to the United Nations aims for the sustainable development of the world’s communities. Our primary focus is on developing people, creating leaders, and providing seamless software solutions to businesses. We are firm believers that everyone should have equal access to opportunities, just as they should have equal access to their own identities.

“As a direct consequence of this, we approach our undertaking with the utmost seriousness. Also, one of our goals at Seamfix is to foster future leaders all over the world. We believe that in order to be successful in this quest, we need to start with the younger generation.”

Head, Corporate Communications and Partnerships at Slum2School Africa, Omoye Oriaghan, also said: “The commissioning is a laudable initiative, and we are glad to partner with SeamFix. The success of this project will ensure that the children’s capacity for effective learning will be bolstered by a favourable educational setting.”