Hope For the Slum Floating School is a free school for orphans and less privileged children living in the floating slum of makoko in Lagos, Nigeria. It is a slum that sits on water, where the houses are built with wood and the only means of transportation is by canoe.
Quality Education Uplifts
Hope provides the fuel. Knowledge provides the power. Opportunity gives rise to change.
DonateA Lasting Gift of Education
Imagination will take a person beyond the confines of their environment to see what is possible. When education meets opportunity, dreams come true. Be a dream maker.
Current Needs
Marker Board and Markers
This resource enhances the overall educational experience for the children in the floating slum.
Essentials for Students
Beyond being practical necessities, school uniforms instill a sense of identity, pride, and equality among students.
Chairs, Tables, and Canoes
In a floating slum like Makoko, canoes are not just a means of transportation but also serve as a unique aspect of the educational setting.
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Empowering Futures
Our Vision
To awaken the leader within each child to see possibilities beyond their immediate environment.
Our Goal
To educate, elevate, empower and open the minds of these future leaders by providing the tools and skillset they need to combat the greatest pandemic; poverty.