AKHIN Africa

AKHIN Africa is a non-governmental organisation based in Ibadan, Nigeria working on children & youth, education, employment & skills +1 more.

AKHIN Africa is a social impact nonprofit and NGO based in Nigeria that creates inclusive, alternative learning spaces for street-connected and out-of-school youngsters aged 12 to 23. It is a project under Save The Street Child Foundation. The organisation runs a holistic rehabilitation model that combines street engagement, psychosocial support, sports and storytelling therapy, mentorship, family reunification where safe, formal education, and vocational and entrepreneurial training, followed by community reintegration. Participation is voluntary. Its participants are called AKHIN, a Yoruba word meaning resilience, courage, fearlessness and independence. Programmes operate from residential learning spaces and community-based activities in Ibadan and Soku in Oyo State, Okuku in Osun State, and Lagos. Reported impact includes 140 youngsters directly supported, and a 21-acre AKHIN Village campus has been under construction, with Phase 1 completed to house 60 youngsters. Graduates may receive entrepreneurial mentorship, access to startup funding and employment pathways.