Avanti Communications supports launch of World’s Largest Lesson in Nigeria
October 22, 2019
CEO of Avanti Communications, Kyle Whitehill addressed a group of representatives from Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education, the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs and UN agencies, during an event to launch World’s Largest Lesson Nigeria. The World’s Largest Lesson is an initiative to teach over 500,000 children in one week about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). During the event children and young people, both in an out of school, showcased their ideas on how they can contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Avanti has been a partner in the effort to support the World’s Largest Lesson reach children all across the world. Kyle Whitehill, comments: “For 15 years we have worked to launch satellites to deliver broadband into areas where it’s difficult to reach, with the aim of helping people to realise their ambitions by connecting them to a world of opportunity. Education is absolutely fundamental to enabling success and empowering individuals to be more, and, through projects like the World’s Largest Lesson, we can help children to build a better future for their families and communities.”
The lessons, taught by a team of 2,500 youth volunteers, aim to unlock in children a vision for the Nigeria that they wish to live in by 2030, and a Nigeria that has achieved the Sustainable Development Goals. 30,000 children will now take part in 300 afterschool clubs for the Sustainable Development Goals. Children in schools or in out of school community groups and Internally Displaced People camps will learn more about the Goals and develop ideas for community projects. The best of these will be awarded small cash grants to make these projects possible.
With a belief that everyone can be more, this is one of a number of projects that Avanti are backing to support people across Africa to realise their ambitions. That includes funding the education of more than 300,000 children across rural Africa and providing connectivity to refugee camps across East Africa and accredited university courses so the people there can continue developing skills and resources.