Social Entrepreneurship, from Street to School - A Conversation with Tosin Olowoyeye-Taiwo

Oluwatosin Olowoyeye-Taiwo is an activist and social entrepreneur
campaigning for equity and access to education for at-risk
children in Nigeria. She founded her organisation Street to
School Initiative in 2009 to sponsor out-of-school children back
to school. Through her educational sponsorship programs and
school support scheme, Tosin has been able to support more than
20,000 vulnerable pupils into schools. In 2015, she established a
tuition-free school in Alimosho, strictly for out-of-school
children in Nigeria.


She has also supported children's entries into national
examinations such as IGCSEs, A-levels, West African Senior
Secondary Certificate Examination, Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination.


Tosin is a 2013 recipient of the United States Consul General
Award, and a 2014 alumnus of the US government-sponsored
International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP). In 2017, Tosin
received the Yemisi-Ransome Kuti Leadership Award.


At the Street to School Centre, children are taught, mentored
& provided learning materials & free school meals, this
is to boost school attendance and improve learning outcomes. In 5
years of establishment, 78 children have transitioned into high
school, with 198 children currently enrolled and in various
classes. Street to School Initiative is being supported by
terrific individuals, and corporations such as Stanbic IBTC Bank,
United Parcel Service, the Embassy of Japan in Nigeria, and the
US Embassy. Tosin is a graduate of Computer Science from the
University of Lagos and Social Sector Management from
Pan-Atlantic University. 


Social Links


Twitter: @Street2SchoolNG


LinkedIn: @Oluwatosin-Olowoyeye-Taiwo


Facebook: @Street2SchoolNG