Bright’s Story: Meal-a-thon 2017
This is Bright. He is 16 and is a student at our After School Academy. Bright is a vibrant and intelligent young boy and one of six kids! He lives with his mom and dad, two brothers and three sisters. [...]
Mrs. Evelyn’s Story: Meal-a-thon 2017
This is Mrs. Evelyn. Her children attend the A2S After School Academy. Did you know? The After School Academy relies on mothers of our kids to volunteer to prepare lunch each day. Not only does the academy create a safe [...]
Destiny’s Story: Meal-a-thon 2017
Destiny attends Ohuoba Primary School. His parents could not afford his school fees without A2S. Feeding Destiny and his five other siblings is difficult for his parents too. Destiny likes the After School Academy because he eats good food like [...]
Amas’ Story: Meal-a-thon 2017
Amas Guobadia used to walk home very tired after selling newspapers and magazines at bus stops after school. Amas had to work to assist his father, a bricklayer, and his mother, a cell phone card vendor. His classmates would not [...]
Osariemen’s Story: Meal-a-thon 2017
Have you ever thought about what it is like to not have food? Many people go to bed on an empty stomach. This was the case for Osariemen Edobor. Osariemen is fifteen and studies at Idia College (high school) in [...]
ColorID Donates ID System to A2S After School Academy
A2S volunteer (and Director of Marketing for ColorID), Mark Degan joined us on our trip to Nigeria this summer. He helped set up an ID system for our After School Academy, that was generously donated by ColorID, a leading supplier [...]
Teachers Go To Class!
A2S volunteer and veteran educator and teacher, Carol McQuillen, made the trip to Nigeria with us this year and held a teachers seminar for the teachers at our After School Academy and teachers from the surrounding community. We are so [...]
Molly’s Mission Trip Update: Vacation Bible School at A2S
It is hard to believe that this is my first A2S trip. I traveled to Nigeria in 2010 to meet Andrew’s family but the timing never seemed to work to go on an A2S trip. After seeing Andrew pour his [...]
Entrepreneur Incubator: Winning Team Profiles
Access to Success is excited to announce our three finalists for the inaugural A2S Entrepreneurship Incubator, a shark tank-type competition held by A2S in order to provide budding businesses the opportunity to receive mentorship from both African and U.S. business [...]
Entrepreneurship Incubator Recap: Day 2
Today was Day Two of the Entrepreneur Incubator... And they brought the heat! Those were the thoughts that ran through my mind as the pitch finalists campaigned passionately and purposefully during the seven-minute slot allotted to them for one more [...]
