AFED - Education For All

ORGANIZATION HISTORY

The Association for Formidable Educational Development (AFED) is the foremost association of low-fee paying private schools, in Nigeria. Established in 1999 and incorporated as a professional and humanitarian organisation to promote quality and affordable education for children from low income families. The association is poised to promote an enabling platform for low-fee paying education service providers to achieve better standard, learning outcome achievements, measurement and improvement.

AIM AND OBJECTIVES

To promote unity, co-operation and a friendly atmosphere among member schools.
To promote creativity in the educational system, guide, motivate, encourage, assist and give technical advice for the development of member schools to meet set standard.
To solicit for funds and educational aids and accept same from individuals, government, local and international bodies, groups and organizations for the benefits and improvement of member schools.
To promote the progress and mutual co-existence of members and assist where possible in contributing positively to the solid educational well-being of the society.
To undertake philanthropic activities, particularly to those who are orphans and low income earners in the society.
To enhance academic development of diligent children and enhance their productivity as useful members of the society.
To provide a forum whereby it shall counsel, stimulate and initiate projects aimed at developing and harnessing the physical, mental, moral and financial resources of members in order to make them useful, prosperous and self-reliant in the actualization of our set goals.
To cooperate with the existing and would be organizations, groups and individuals whose aims and aspirations are similar to ours.

AFED Vision

To be a World leading association of low - fee education service providers.

AFED Mission

To promote an enabling platform for low-fee education service providers to achieve better education standards for the populace through effective collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

AFED Core Values (CLIPEC)

Commitment – dedication and loyalty to the Association and its cause
Leadership – leading by example in all spheres and at all times
Integrity – honesty, discipline and trustworthiness at all times
Passion – compassion coupled with drive for quality education to poor pupils
Excellence – striving for the best in all we do
Creativity – creating solutions, finding legitimate ways around problems

AFED PROJECTS

Keep a child in school
Learning materials Support Programme
Extra-Curricular Activities Development for AFED children
School Standards Improvement programme
School Business financing – AFED Loan & Thrift
Excursion & Tour support programme
AFED permanent Secretariat projects
Old members welfares support programme
AFED Members Technical Services Support programme

AFED PROGRAMMES

AFED Programmes

Meetings

BOT Meetings
National/State Executives Meetings
Committee meetings
Chapter Leaders Meetings
Stakeholders meetings

AFED Programmes

Examinations

Unified Primary six Mock Examinations

Unified termly Assessment

Government School leaving Examination – Placement Examination

AFED Programmes

Activities

AFED Annual Week/Conference
Annual Sports Festival
World Literacy day celebration
Teachers Day celebration
Resumption week prayer meeting
Children Day Celebration
Tow-Hall Meeting/Sensitisation Programme
Parents Awareness and Capacity building Programme

AFED OFFERINGS

AFED members are exclusively entitled to the following benefits:

Training & Development

Conduct Teachers Evaluation examination to develop training materials for our members’ school teachers.
Create Partnership with competent business development service providers to develop continuous professional training and development programme for members
Ensure educative materials are widely distributed for members’ knowledge and use

Members Welfare

Creation of Common Wealth Account to assist members who are in distress and needed little amount of money
Creation Contingency fund Account to assist a financial members in cases of any critical illness confirmed by a certified medical expert.

School Management & Governance Support

Providing a Structure for the Improvement of Educational Programs in Member Schools
Ensure School Improvement and Educating on the need for Quality Assurance of Private Schools
Interact with our members on how to improve on their child care and girl child education.

Communication and Information Sharing

Creating awareness on AFED Activities and programs
Informing Members and Other Stakeholders on Matters of AFED
Website and Social Media Management

Learners Output Measurement and Improvement

Production of a continuous assessment for measuring and evaluating students learning in accordance with national curriculum on universal basic education
Produce termly students’ learning assessment question paper, answer scripts and recording sheets to evaluate learners’ outcome in members’ school
Organise unified mock examination for primary six students from members’ school to prepare them for the states placement test.

Advocacy and Representation

Make Representation on Behalf of Schools to Government, non-government Organisations, Corporate Organisations and notable individuals
Make Contributions to basic education policy development
External Network with Other Associations and international Agencies