Community Education Centers (CECs)

CORAfrica plans to build Community Education Centers (CECs) as traditional model schools throughout the rural areas of Nigeria, especially where the need for education is greatest. CORAfrica's founding mission extends beyond simply building conventional schools. Our Community Educational Centers (CECs) will include primary and secondary schools with room for residential students within rural communities. CECs will also include and agricultural station, a clinic and health education facility, a borehole with clean drinking water, a library with internet access, and a micro financing institution to support socially-responsible entrepreneurial efforts within the village (especially for women and men rearing school age children). Moreover, we hope to promote within our CECs local scholarship opportunities for the most promising villagers and working vacations for volunteers to help out where CORAfrica operates. This educational agenda purports to develop the future leaders of Africa through CORAfrica programs.

Community Education Centers are more than schools. They serve as an important part of the community and leverage community talents and knowledge toward the education of young people.

CORAfrica will work directly with the Community and Church-based organizations in Nigeria to build its CECs and also improve already existing schools within rural villages. Our working vacations will also allow volunteers to help build CECs and other educational facilities where neccessary, from the ground up.

Related Program Links:

• Philosophy
  
• Health Awareness
• Micro Financing
• Agricultural Awareness
• Working Vacations
• Educational opportunities & Exchange