Education is an engine of development and one of the most effective tools for
decreasing poverty, boosting health, gender equality, peace, and stability. Hence,
the importance of education can not be overemphasized. All children, no matter
where they live, or the environmental circumstances, have the right to quality
education.

In Nigeria, the population of out of school children has risen from 10.5 million to 13.2
million in the last 3 years, the highest in the world with majority of the affected
children being girls. Out-of-school children in Nigeria, have encountered issues such
as gender discrimination, disasters and armed conflict, language barriers, household
poverty, child labor, child marriage and other forms of abuse. All these have
contributed to depriving many Nigerian children, especially the girl child of their right
to access quality education.

SBO is a multidimensional foundation focused on creating avenues for growth,
poverty alleviation and financial inclusion through female education and
empowerment for female headed enterprises. We aim to close the gap in girl child
education in Nigeria by providing financial aid, support and empowerment through an
end-to-end approach of educating, counselling and advocating for equal rights.