For many families in Oke Arungbo, the beginning of the school year is the point at which a child quietly stops attending. Not through choice — through the cost of uniforms, books and levies arriving all at once.
This programme removes that cliff. We run an annual school supplies drive, support enrolment for children who have already dropped out, and work with head teachers to identify pupils at risk of leaving before it happens.
Classroom support continues through the year, so the intervention is not a single delivery but a relationship that lasts the full academic session.
Back-to-School Programme: Retention Study
Whether removing the cost cliff at the start of term keeps children in school for the whole year — measured against attendance records, not distribution counts.
