The IQRA Foundation, a non-profit in Nigeria focused on providing improved access to quality education for marginalized children in Nigeria, will be launching a community walk-in library at Bariga, Lagos next week.
Established on the back of the school closure that denied access to millions of marginalized children, this walk-in community library will prevent a future occurrence as it will ensure children in the community have access to a variety of books to aid literacy, no matter the situation.
The library which is to be managed by the community book club and Bright Achievers Academy was built in partnership with Spazio Ideale, an interior design company in Lagos that it measured up to world-class standard and comfy for the children.
Major book donors are the Roving Heights, Page Bookstore, Ouidah Books, and Restructure Africa who donated suitable books for school-aged children. These books along with books from individual donors will determine that the library is well equipped to cater to children of all age groups especially ages 4 to 18.
IQRA Foundation was grateful to the donors, who provided funding and manpower to ensure the library was constructed to be up to quality child engaging standards.
“This is only a step forward in redefining education for the marginalized in Nigeria. There is a lot more to be done and The IQRA Foundation-Access to Books is committed to ensuring that each child gets a fair chance at a quality education.” They wrote.