| LOCATION | Lagos: Ikeja, Ikorodu, Ipaja/Baruwa, Agege, Ajegunle, Oyo: Ibadan |
| FIELD OF WORK | gender, health, peace building, social integration, youth leadership |
| TARGET GROUP | Young men and women between the ages of six and thirty six |
| NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS | over 5.000 |
| USING FOOTBALL SINCE | 2003 |
| MEMBER SINCE | 2005 |
| WEBSITE | www.searchandgroom.org |
In 2003 Search and Groom got the ball rolling in Ajegunle, a suburb of Lagos characterised by rampant crime and suffocating poverty. Through its commitment to football and education, the organisation provided hope to the neighbourhood’s young residents, building their confidence and awareness and providing structure to their lives. Since then, Search and Groom has spread to three other neighbourhoods in Lagos.
A special focus of the educational programmes is the fight against corruption. The organisation is also working to promote ethnic harmony, which has been disintegrating amongst the ethnic groups in Nigeria over the past several years. With its growing success, the message and vision of Search and Groom are spreading to other regions of Lagos and they probably won’t stop there.
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Search and Groom Youth for Development Centre
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Yomi Kuku, Director -
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17 Omotayo Ojo Street Off Allen AvenueIkeja, LagosNigeria -
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contact@searchandgroom.org
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