The Fellowship
As a Teach for Nigeria fellow, you’ll have the opportunity to positively impact the future of Nigeria’s children while gaining leadership experience, finding purpose and developing your leadership potential.
Why Be a Fellow?
The fellowship will help you to find your purpose and develop your leadership potential.
Find Your Purpose
Develop an awareness of how poverty and inequity impacts children in Nigeria, along with what you can do to change that.
LearnShape a Child’s Future
Take on the responsibility of unlocking the potential of a Nigerian child.
TeachBecome a Leader
Build concrete leadership skills such as stakeholder management, planning, envisioning, execution and reflection in challenging environments.
LeadJoin Our Movement
Become part of a movement of 1,000+ fellows across Nigeria (and countless more globally) and find lifelong partners and connections.
ConnectDrive Change
Don't just talk about the Nigeria you envision — help us to build a Nigeria free of poverty and filled with peace.
ImpactFind your purpose
Develop an awareness of how poverty and inequity impacts children in Nigeria; and your role in it. Develop skills, knowledge and mindset that will transform you for life
LearnBecome a leader
Build concrete leadership skills such as stakeholder management, planning, envisioning, execution and reflection in challenging environments.
LeadJoin our movement
Become part of a movement of 1000+ Fellows across Nigeria and countless more globally and find lifelong partners in this work.
ConnectDrive change
Don't just talk about the Nigeria you envision. Build a Nigeria free of poverty and filled with peace.
ImpactThe Fellowship Experience
Where You Teach
You’ll be placed as a full-time teacher in a public or low-income private school.
You’ll be based in one of our placement states: Lagos, Ogun or Oyo.
The average number of students taught by each Fellow is 140
You might be a class teacher, teaching all subjects, or a subject matter specialist teaching specific subjects like English, maths, or science.
What You Do
You’ll learn and practice leadership as you serve your students and navigate the very real challenges of Nigeria’s inequity.
Connect
As you work closely with other teachers, parents, school staff and your students, you’ll learn to listen attentively, to empathize, and to build strong relationships.
Envision
As you envision a bold, new future for your children, you’ll learn to dream big for yourself and others.
Plan
As you plan for students at different levels with a wide range of needs and interests, you’ll learn advanced planning, organisational and time management skills.
Execute
As you teach students in different ways that meet their varied learning styles, you’ll discover and improve a range of communication, management and team skills.
Reflect
As you watch your students’ progress, you’ll uncover ways to improve both in and beyond class. You’ll learn to reflect deeply and to make meaning of every challenge and opportunity.
Your Fellowship Journey
