School bags, textbooks and first digital lessons for students at 18 Nigerian schools

Starting October 6, the MTN Foundation - working with UNICEF and the first ladies of nine states - is putting learning packs into the hands of students at 18 public secondary schools across Lagos, Osun, Ekiti, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Edo, Abia, Anambra and Cross River. Each pack carries textbooks, worksheets, a school bag, a water bottle and writing materials, wiping out the small out-of-pocket costs that push families to pull children from class. Students also get starter digital courses on the MTN Skills Academy, so the help keeps working after the handover.