ST. JOSEPH ORPHANAGE AND SCHOOL

OGOJA, NIGERIA 

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Quick Facts about Nigeria

  • Population 218.5 million

  • 10.5 million children are not in school

    31% of children aged 5 to 17 in child labour

  • Poverty rate of 38.9% (the world’s second-largest poor population after India)

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Nigeria Orphanage

Over 21 years, we housed over 1,000 children and educated more than 5,000 children, many of whom are now adults who are working, providing for their families, and active in their local communities. Some are now discerning vocations or in seminary, and some have returned to teach at St. Joseph School.

A colorful building with blue and red painted sections, featuring murals of vegetables and animals on the ground level, with plants near the entrance, and a person painting a mural.
A colorful building with curved windows, painted in white, blue, and pink, with a garden and small green bushes in the foreground.
A building with yellow walls and blue accents, surrounded by neatly trimmed green bushes and small trees, with a gravel pathway along the front.
Pathway leading to a colorful school building with greenery on both sides and educational wall murals.
A school building with a unique round window design, surrounded by small green bushes and brightly colored benches in a courtyard.
A colorful two-story school building painted pink and blue, with steps leading up to the entrance, surrounded by small trees and potted plants.
Colorful school building with blue and pink exterior, with the sign
Classroom with students sitting at wooden desks, raising hands, teacher at the front near chalkboard, in a room with blue walls and open windows.
A small, single-story medical center building with a red roof, cream-colored walls with red trim, surrounded by green bushes and trees under an overcast sky.
Group of children in blue graduation gowns and caps celebrating outdoors at school
A colorful corridor with bright blue walls, brown trim, and multiple windows. The corridor features arches and a door at the end.
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Empty dirt parking area with small plants and patches of green grass, bordered by concrete curbs painted yellow and red, with trees and bushes in the background.
A winding dirt road bordered by yellow and red curbs, with small green bushes and a red concrete bench on the right side, surrounded by lush green trees and plants in a rural setting.
Students in blue uniforms sitting on colorful benches in a school courtyard with green bushes and a central tree, surrounded by a yellow building with educational murals.