December 16, 2025.
It has been a fruitful, albeit challenging year for Pan Africa Children Advocacy Watch. On the sunny side, we maintained our programs on the ground in Nigeria and remained actively involved in advisory capacity with several organizations involved in development issues in Africa, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our Inaugural Senior High School Essay Competition in four states -- Lagos, Kogi, Kwara and Delta states -- in Nigeria in the 2024/2025 Academic School Year was very successful despite major challenges. If you are a christian reading this piece, recall Isaiah 45:3. "I will give thee the treasures of darkness ........"(King James Version).
In June 2025, PACAW Inc. and Olise-Omolu Foundation successfully presented the award prizes to the winners of the Essay Competition in Lagos state. Similarly, despite the darkness of the devastating insecurity in several states in Nigeria, under security guards, the award ceremonies were also performed successfully in Kwara and Kogi states. However, despite the deep desire of PACAW president and chairman of Olise-Omolu Foundation to go to Delta state for in person presentation of the awards to the winners in that state, we had to listen to all counsels against traveling to the state because of heightened insecurity. Nonetheless, glory be to God, we were able to get the prizes to the principals of the schools who delivered them to the students.
Just a reminder especially for youths who are desperately needed to salvage failing African nations. If you do not give up, you can achieve your goals and do meaningful work even during days when things appear dark, darker or even darkest.
CHALLENGES and OPPORTUNITIES in AFRICA's LANDSCAPE
The difficulties encountered by PACAW, Inc. and other entities involved in assuaging the suffering and deficits in the lives of children and youths in rural areas and villages in most nations in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) vis-as-vis their education have only increased exponentially in the past decade. This is a huge problem for the continent, especially SSA.
PACAW continues to make adjustments on the ground as the situation dictates and as our capacity enables us to function economically and logistically given the huge challenges, sadly compounded in the last few years by escalating lack of public safety.
The horrific dimension of kidnappings and killing of innocent students, men and women, and total inability of the government at all levels to protect the citizens leading to closure of the schools in several states in Nigeria including the community where we operate in Kwara state is heart-wrenching.
We are in contact with a few of the "powers that be" who are reachable, kind-hearted and God fearing. We will provide updates as things develop hopefully for the better for the sake of the innocent children who are being deprived of learning because of the lack of public safety.
2026/2027 SCHOOL YEAR PROJECTS
We plan to conduct the Senior High School Essay Competition in as many states in Nigeria as economically, logistically and safely feasible in the 2026/2027 School Year. Updates will be provided as the plans unfold. Please go to our donation page to support this pivotal endeavor as the spirit moves you.
As 2024 comes to a close, we (PACAW, Inc.) wish to express our profound gratitude to our supporters, especially a particular Noble soul in the USA who has been a recurrent monthly donor to PACAW, Inc. for more than two years. The Lord knows him and I, -- President of PACAW, Inc.-- have been honored to know him and meet him. I will only disclose the first two letters of his first and last name which are: Ta. and Be. May the Most High continue to lift him and all of you up.
To contribute our “widow's mite” to the development of a new generation of selfless and committed future leaders who will lift Nigeria from it’s self inflicted abysmal state of affairs and redirect its course so that it can attain its true potential. For Nigeria to achieve her God-given potential, the next generation of leaders must have a completely different mindset. A mindset of NATION FIRST. It is in that vein that we are starting the yearly Senior High School “Essay” Competition.
THE BOARD OF PACAW Inc. has been meeting approximately biweekly with Mr. Sunday Omolu, president of Olise-Omolu foundation, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria to plan the inaugural Senior High School essay competition in Nigeria. Our goal is to begin this essay competition in six states in Nigeria.
Beginning in the 2024 school year which starts in September, PACAW will launch an annual multi State high school essay competition in Nigeria for Senior high school students. This endeavour will be in collaboration with our partner: OLISE OMOLU FOUNDATION; https://www.oliseomolu.com
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This message is from the founder of the NGO in Nigeria --- THE OLISE-OMOLU FOUNDATION --- that we (PAN AFRICA CHILDREN ADVOCACY WATCH) collaborated with from September to October 2018 in Nigeria.
This report is provided by Mr. Sunday Omolu, President of the Olise - Omolu Foundation that PACAW, Inc. collaborated with.
There is a strong correlation between infrastructure and development in any nation. Poor infrastructure has, unfortunately, been the hallmark of most of the nations of Sub-Saharan Africa. Very little attention has been paid to the building of the infrastructure of these nations after they attained independence from the European colonial masters. This neglect has contributed significantly to the poverty of these nations.
In April 2017 a new book, authored by the president of PACAW, Inc. was published in the United States of America by Hamilton Books, a member of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. It is available in both paperback and ebook formats.
In 2015, one PACAW, Inc. teacher in the primary school was dismissed because of lack of truthfulness. During a long absence from work, at which time she continued to draw her pay, both she and her family failed to respond to multiple requests for reasons for her absence. These requests included evidence of hospitalization or any illness requiring frequent visits to a doctor. There was complete silence from her and her family. Hence, she was terminated, and the position has been filled.
In November 2014, another teacher was added to the staff of the primary schools to teach Mathematics and basic computer skills. Thus, in 2014, a total of ten new teachers were added to the staff of the primary and secondary schools. This brings the total number of PACAW, Inc. teachers in the primary and secondary schools in Koro-Ekiti, Kwara State to twelve.
PACAW, Inc. Projects in Nigeria, completed, September 2014.
1. Libraries for the primary school and the secondary school in koro-ekiti, kwara state.
2. Computer center for the primary school in koro-ekiti, kwara state.
3. PACAW inc. Leadership academy for the teachers, young graduates from tertiary educational institutions in Nigeria. And community leaders which took place from September 1-5, 2014.
4. Links to the addresses delivered by the president of PACAW Inc., the coordinator for PACAW Inc. In kogi and kwara
States and the joint address by the principal of the secondary school and the headmaster and headmistress of the primary schools.
Our activities this year (2025) have impacted several states in Nigeria and beyond.
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