About Justice through Literacy
At Justice through Literacy, we believe that every child deserves access to quality education, regardless of where they live. As a Nigeria-based non-profit, our mission is to contribute to bridging the literacy gap between rural and urban communities by providing children in rural communities in Nigeria with essential skills in math, English, and programming.
Through a three-part model—summer camps, scholarships, and mentorship—JTL promotes access to quality education and empowers children to thrive regardless of socioeconomic background.
We are committed to empowering the next generation by connecting children with sponsors, including grant organizations, individual donors, philanthropists, and schools, who help fund their education through elementary school.
Our website serves as a hub for information about our programs, success stories, and the impact we’re making. Here, donors can contribute, volunteers can get involved, and families can recommend or apply for children to join our program.
Join us in shaping brighter futures—one child at a time.
Our History
Justice through Literacy (JTL), formerly called Kwali Juvenile Education Foundation (KJEF), was founded in the Fall of 2021 with a simple but powerful motivation that every child deserves the chance to learn, no matter their background.
The initiative, which grew to JTL, began with a series of casual math and English lessons where the founder, Olohi John, would organize after-school tutorials intended to supplement what the children learned in their classrooms. However, for some of the participants, the tutorials became the only access to education they had.
This is unfortunately the case of over 10 million children in Nigeria, named by UNICEF as the country with the most number of out-of-school children in the world. As Olohi recounts from the tutorial days, "seeing so many bright children leave the lessons with little hope of continuing their learning was deeply unsettling". It was this unsettling feeling that led to Olohi's founding of Justice through Literacy, with the support of other talented Nigerians who were passionate about the cause.
JTL has since grown to incorporate summer camps, scholarships, and solid mentorship as its main offerings, all tailored towards empowering children in rural communities to excel in education, hence bridging the socioeconomic literacy divide in Nigeria. The organization has received multiple recognitions, including two awards from Smith College's Conway Entrepreneurship Center.
Today, Justice through Literacy continues to grow, committed to creating a Nigeria where all children can learn, dream, and rise—regardless of socioeconomic background.
The Three-Prong Process
1
Mindset shift + Tutorial camps
As a first step, we pass JTL scholars through an introductory camp, where they're exposed to math, English language, and programming.
In the camps, their parents are engaged to debunk negative connotations they might have around education.
Our first summer camp, "The Peace Camp", was held in Kwali and culminated with 14 children awarded scholarships
2
Sponsor to school
When a child gets to a stage where we believe they can thrive in elementary school, usually after successful graduation from a JTL camp, we connect them to donors and partner elementary schools and provide scholarships to cover their elementary education. JTL's main focus is on elementary education as that's the major bridge between the world of formal literacy and illiteracy
3
Support in school
JTL believes that the journey does not end with a child getting into school. Throughout their elementary school journey, we keep in touch with the children through dedicated mentors and host events to reunite cohorts together. In cases where the child is sponsored fully by a donor, we ensure to keep the donor updated with the child's progress