To be World leading association of low-cost education service providers
To promote an enabling platform for low-cost education service providers to achieve better education standards for the populace through effective collaboration with relevant stakeholders
Education for all.
The Association for Formidable Education Development (AFED) was established in 1999
and registered with
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in 2000 with RC 14186 as a Professional and
Humanitarian
Organization, set up to cater for the interest of owners and operators of low-cost
paying private schools
in Nigeria.
AFED membership in Lagos State is over 5,000 school owners. In Rivers State, the move
commenced on 22nd
February, 2017 and culminated in its inauguration on the 26th day of July 2017 with
about sixty (60)
registered member schools.
As at date, the membership in Rivers State has grown to over four hundred (400)
private school
proprietors/proprietresses.
Membership of the Association is open to male and female persons who had established
and are running a
low-cost paying private school in Nigeria and who has passion and interest in
reducing the number of out
of school children in the country in line with rules and regulations guiding
establishment and running
of private schools in Nigeria.
The Association is driven by the mission “to promote an enabling platform for
low-cost education service
providers to achieve better education standards for the populace through effective
collaboration with
relevant stakeholders” and with the vision to be “a world leading association of
low-cost education
service providers”. The Association is managed by its National Executives under the
leadership of the
President who doubles as the Chairman of the Executives. As a way of building strong
platform for easy
management, promote grassroots participation and membership drive, the association is
structured along
States, Chapters and Zones.
To promote unity, co-operation and friendly atmosphere among member schools.
To promote creativity in the educational system, guide, motivate, encourage, assist and give technical advice for the development of member schools to meet set standard.
To solicit for funds and educational aids and accept same from individuals, government, local and international bodies, groups and organizations for the benefits and improvement of member schools.
To promote the progress and mutual co-existence of members and assist where possible in contributing positively to the solid educational well-being of the society.
To undertake philanthropic activities, particularly to those who are orphans and low income earners in the society.
To enhance academic development of indigent children and enhance their productivity as useful members of the society.
To provide a forum whereby it shall counsel, stimulate and initiate projects aimed at developing and harnessing the physical, mental, moral and financial resources of members in order to make them useful, prosperous and self-reliant in the actualization of our set goals.
To cooperate with existing and would be organizations, groups and individuals whose aims and aspirations are similar to ours.
Our International Patron is Prof. James Tooley the current Vice-Chancellor of
Buckingham University,
a man with passion for the education of the poor, Our Grand National Patron is Chief
Rasheed Ladoja;
while our national patrons are Prof. Patrick Utomi, Mrs Bukola Ladoja, Mr. Attai
Akpan.
In Rivers State, our patrons is Eze (Dr.) Christian Akani, Department of Political
Science,
Ignatius Ajuri University of Education and Prof. Godwin E. Omokhua, Director,
Institute for Agricultural
Research & Development, University of Port Harcourt.
We organise unified mock examination for students of member schools, prepare pupils
in yet-to-be-approved
schools for placement examinations and publish educational development tools such as
Continuous Assessment
Kits, Student Register, and Student’s Diary Book etc.
Commitment – dedication and loyalty to the Association and its cause
Leadership – leading by example in all spheres and at all times
Integrity – honesty, discipline and trustworthiness at all times
Passion – compassion coupled with drive for quality education to poor pupils
Excellence – striving for the best in all we do
Creativity – creating solutions, finding legitimate ways around problems
