Blog posts about Nigeria

A student answers a question during a lesson about relatives and family in English class at Hamugongo Primary School in Kagera, Tanzania.

Inside the world’s classrooms

Open the door of classrooms around the world and you’ll find a surprising range of challenges – as well as some truly incredible teachers dedicated to changing children’s lives.

Meet the volunteers forging a friendship revolution

There’s something special about volunteering that forges friendships that can last a lifetime. Four volunteers reveal the unexpected bonds they made through their experience with VSO.

Children complete surveys in Kano, Nigeria

Children demand legal protection for rights threatened by tradition in Kano, Nigeria

More than three quarters of children surveyed by VSO in Kano, Northern Nigeria, say that traditional values and practices prevent them from realising their basic rights. We are using the findings to support local organisations in their fight for full legal protection.

Ken Longden with his class in Nigeria 40 years ago

Forty years on: A former volunteer’s return to Nigeria

"In these days of questioning the effectiveness of volunteering and international development, it is encouraging to learn that an individual can make a difference."

Chloe Bean is an education volunteer in Rwanda

Volunteering in Rwanda - one second a day film

British education volunteer Chloe's 90-second film gives a glimpse of her life over a four month period of her volunteering experience in Rwanda.