Village Opportunities Through Education (VOTE)
Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; Nigeria
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program
Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
The mission of Village Opportunities Through Education (VOTE) is to improve foundational learning outcomes for children in underserved rural communities by providing effective, accessible, and sustainable education opportunities using TaRL.
VOTE's distribution unit is the existing public primary school classroom, grades 4 - 6 in Langtang North, converted into TaRL learning centres rather than new sites the venture has to build or run. Delivery works through the government system: They secure permission from local education authorities, engage community stakeholders (parents, traditional leaders, religious bodies, social groups) via a dedicated community engagement officer, then recruit and train teachers and volunteers who deliver the sessions, with TaRL Africa providing technical support on training and mentoring. The model is unique because they are prioritizing relationship building before the project and also implements in a new language (Tarok). Additionally, their approach is deeply community-driven to allow for sustainability.
Jamda Nanlir Nanyak leads the venture, pairing 15 years in education with a statistics and M&E background. Adebisi Christiana Adebesin runs finance, procurement, and volunteer engagement, bringing accounting and business management discipline. Blessing Dickson Janet owns community engagement, working with parents, traditional leaders, local social groups, and religious bodies. All three are career educators driven by a single conviction that every child deserves to read, write, and count.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Reach 250 students within three months.
Distribute the intervention in 1 school to reach 250 students.
Fundraise USD 1500.
FOUNDING TEAM
Nanlir Nanyak Jamda - Co-Founder
Adebisi Christiana Adebesin - Co-Founder
Blessing Dickson Janet - Co-Founder