Stories by Ogechukwu Victoria Ujam

Grassroots School Turns the Tide Against Crime in Lagos’s Floating Slum

Morning light glints off the water as children in crisp uniforms, polished sandals, and neatly packed schoolbags paddle across the same waters where fights once broke out among young boys. They are heading to Part of Solution Nursery and Primary School, Makoko, in South West Nigeria, a free, floating school that is turning the tide …