14 years of Inspiring Change through Learning. We Give Books
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Disability-Inclusive Keeping It Real (KIR) Foundation was established in 2010.
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We are a non-profit, social impact organization that is learning-oriented, disability-inclusive, and youth-centric. We are committed to inspiring change through learning so that our beneficiaries can have access to opportunities to learn, grow, change and own their future. KIR Foundation as a nongovernmental organization (RC 916541) with a tax-exemption status commenced operations in Lagos in 2011. The organization currently has its headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, a Liaison Officer in Lagos, and partnerships with various non-profit organizations and coalitions. KIR Foundation addresses educational and socio-economic issues with the purpose of inspiring change through learning. The organization gives books, teaches skills, and advocates the rights of its beneficiaries, especially those with disabilities with the objective of breaking the cycle of illiteracy, poverty, and inequality and replacing it with a new cycle of empowerment, opportunity, ethics, and transformative servant leadership. All KIR Foundation’s projects under the following thematic areas; Education, Advocacy, Capacity, and Sustainable Development are strategically aligned to promoting and implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations; especially SDGs 1,4,5,8,10, and 17; as a result, KIR Foundation was one of the few registered Hubs spread across 44 countries that participated in the 2018 Global People’s Summit. In the past 13 years, KIR Foundation has worked with over 195 institutions in Nigeria (Lagos State, Rivers State, Imo State, Abia State, Adamawa State, Niger State, Kwara State, Kano State, Akwa Ibom State, Plateau State, Bornu State, Calabar State, Delta State, Enugu State, Gombe State, Oyo State, Imo State, Kaduna State, Kogi State, Nasarawa State, Ogun State, Ondo State, Yobe State, Sokoto State, Zamfara State, Benue State, Ebonyi State, Jigawa State, Taraba State, Bauchi State, Abia State, Bayelsa State, Katsina State, Kebbi State, Osun State, Abuja the capital of Nigeria and Ghana). The organization has reached more than 90,797 people, we have trained more than 1,566 youth in various market-relevant skills (Digital, Vocational, and Soft skills) and donated over 46,421 books, numerous educational aids, starter kits, and farming implements, and published; ‘The Young Leader’s Guide’, a leadership manual for young people and ‘It’s About Empathy’, an Explanatory Guide to The Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities Prohibition Act 2018. To commemorate the KIR Foundation's 11th Anniversary, the organization initiated the KIR Foundation Book Drive Campaign. KIR Foundation is working with stakeholders in the corporate, government, and social sectors and a team of volunteers to establish 100 Reading Corners in public/community primary schools in the 36 States of Nigeria and Abuja to close an existing Reading Gap that has been further widened by the closure of schools in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. So far, 85 Reading Corners have been set up in 36 states. KIR Foundation’s short-term goal is to put 80,000 books in the hands of underserved communities that do not have access to books, train 2000 young people in market-relevant skills and provide business linkages for them by the year 2025. Kindly check the website www.kirfoundation.org and social media handles (; Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linked-In, and YouTube Channel) for more details. The KIR Foundation has received the following awards;
> IDPWD Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to Society- 2014
> Rotaract Club of Port Harcourt Township Humanitarian Award - 2014
> National Association for Exceptional Children (NAEC) Service Award – 2015
> SWAGTv Community Service Award - 2015
> NECA's Network of Entrepreneurial Women Award of Recognition as Selfless NGO - 2016
> Rotary Club Service Project Partner Certificate of Recognition – 2017
> AIESEC University of Port-Harcourt Partner Certificate of Recognition - 2018
> Rotary Club Service Project Partner Award of Recognition – 2019
> EDU Festival Prestigious Award of Recognition for Contribution to Educational Advancement – 2019
> Certificate of Recognition by the Kano State Government on the SDGs - 2020
> Top Charity Nigeria Award by MoneyTransfers.com - 2021
> Award of Excellence from PIND Foundation - 2021
> YALI Rivers State Hub Certificate of Stewardship - 2022
> YALI Rivers State Hub Award of Partnership - 2023
08/10/2025
🌟 VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT! 🌟
Today’s spotlight is on our amazing 17-year-old Volunteer, Tolulope James!
💬 “Volunteering with KIR Foundation has been life-changing! I’ve learnt Sign Language and so much about teamwork, empathy, and the power of helping others.”
– Tolulope James 💙
17-year-old Tolulope’s journey as a volunteer with Keeping It Real (KIR) Foundation started in August 2025 and 2 months later it has been filled with growth, purpose, and discovery.
Volunteering has given her the opportunity to
✨ Experience the joy of teamwork and collaboration
✨ Learn the difference between empathy and sympathy
✨ Discover how to interact confidently with persons with disabilities and the less privileged
✨ Pick up basic Sign Language skills 🤟
✨ Support children in our Reading Corners and promote the love of learning 📚
Her words remind us that volunteering is more than giving, it is about growing, learning, and making a difference that lasts! 🌍💛
💡 Are you ready to gain new skills, connect with others, and transform lives through service?
👉🏽 Volunteer with KIR Foundation today!
📩 Send us a DM or click here to sign up: bit.ly/KIRF11
Together, let’s keep breaking barriers, inspiring change, and empowering through inclusion! 💫
08/10/2025
🌟 , Supporters and ! 🌟
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In September, 10 incredible volunteers like Grace Eyare invested their time to read to underserved 450 children in Port-Harcourt and Calabar like David a Deaf child in Special School. These volunteers embody the true spirit of volunteerism. These volunteers through storytelling ignited curiosity, imagination, and hope in the hearts of children. 💡📚
Their passion reminds us that sustainable development often begins with the simplest acts of kindness.
Together with volunteers like Grace, since 2021 we have:
✅ Donated 20,242 books
✅ Read to 44,931 pupils in the 36 States of Nigeria, Abuja and Rwanda.
These are more than just numbers, they represent futures expanded, young readers empowered, and communities uplifted. 🚀
👉 Are you passionate about literacy, education, and inclusion?
We invite you to volunteer or partner with KIR Foundation and give the gift of lifelong learning to underserved like young David, who is Deaf.
🎨💻 Today, from Colors to Creativity; CSS Gets Stylish! 💻🎨
It’s at the KIR Foundation Digital Hub with Gentry Gentry! 🌟
Our learners are taking their web design skills to the next level by exploring how to work with colors, borders, and backgrounds to make their pages visually appealing and expressive. 🖌🌈
Today’s class covers:
● HEX, RGB, and named colors 🎨
● Borders, padding, and margin basics 🧩
● Background images 🌅
● Activity: Designing a “Poster Page” with styled text, colorful borders, and a background image! 🚀
In KIR Foundation, we believe that introducing young people to web development early is key to building digital confidence and creativity. According to UNICEF, children who develop digital skills before age 18 are 50% more likely to pursue STEM-related careers — shaping a future where technology drives innovation and inclusion. 🌍
Success and 20 others are learning to create, communicate, and contribute meaningfully to the digital world. 💡
👩🏾💻 Want to support our next generation of web creators?
👉 Send us a DM or visit www.kirfoundation.org
to volunteer or partner!
Together, we can build a world where every child has equal access to digital opportunities. 💫
07/10/2025
’sGivingTuesday! 💙KIR Foundation Teacher Appreciation Week is still ongoing!
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains.
The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”
— William Arthur Ward
We are still celebrating World Teachers’ Day 2025. Today we honour teachers like Naomi, the Head Teacher of Christ Disciples' missionary Foundation School Lainde, Adamawa State, who inspires her pupils every day through one of our KIR Foundation Reading Corners. 🌟
Many teachers like Naomi across Nigeria, in under-resourced schools still struggle to teach their pupils because often have limited materials to make learning engaging. 📚
In Keeping It Real (KIR) Foundation, we believe that literacy is more than just reading and writing; it is the foundation for opportunity, confidence, and empowerment, we equip teachers like Naomi with the teaching materials that need like textbooks and writing materials, so that they teach effectively and efficiently, thus improving the quality of education for the children that they teach.
This , we say a heartfelt thank you to our incredible donors and partners supporting our GlobalGiving Project, bit.ly/2TLI6Bm in Mubi Hills in Adamawa State Your generosity keeps classrooms alive with stories and smiles. 💛
There is still more to do and you can be part of the change.
👉🏽 Donate today and help us put more learning resources in the hands of teachers and children who need them most: bit.ly/KIR1
Together, let’s keep building a world where no child is denied the chance to learn, and every teacher is empowered to inspire! 🌍✨
07/10/2025
It’s !📊🌟 Breaking Barriers in STEM! 🌟
According to UNICEF Nigeria, girls are 2.5 times less likely than boys to major in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) fields. In Keeping It Real(KIR) Foundation, we are determined to change that narrative! 💪
Meet Ibitien Dakurokoko, the brilliant winner of our After-School Contest! 🏆✨
Ibitien stood out of 20 contestants with her speed, accuracy, and passion for learning. Her victory is not just a personal achievement. It is a symbol of what’s possible when girls are given equal opportunities to learn and thrive. 👩🏫💡
In KIR Foundation, we believe every child, especially girls deserves access to quality education, mentorship, and the confidence to explore STEM fields. 🚀
👏 Join us as we continue to inspire more girls like Ibitien to pursue their dreams and redefine what is possible!
07/10/2025
With the guidance of our volunteer facilitator, Pastor John Orhewere, maths is no longer intimidating. It’s becoming a tool for confidence, innovation, and self-belief. 🌟
Every Tuesday and Thursday, our learners are building the foundation to become problem solvers and future leaders in the digital age.
👉 Be part of this transformation!
Send us a DM or visit www.kirfoundation.org
to learn more.
07/10/2025
It’s ! 💡
Did you know that, according to UNICEF, 7 out of 10 Nigerian children cannot solve basic numeracy problems by age 10? This learning gap limits their ability to build the digital skills needed in today’s world.
In KIR Foundation, we are changing that story through our After-School Maths Class! 🚀
This week, Jesse and his peers are exploring Fractions and Ratios, learning how to convert fractions into ratios, decimals, and percentages. Step by step, they are discovering how maths connects to everyday life, problem-solving, and creativity. 📊
With the guidance of our volunteer facilitator, Pastor John Orhewere, maths is no longer intimidating. It’s becoming a tool for confidence, innovation, and self-belief. 🌟
Every Tuesday and Thursday, our learners are building the foundation to become problem solvers and future leaders in the digital age.
👉 Be part of this transformation!
Send us a DM or visit www.kirfoundation.org
to learn more.
06/10/2025
🌟 Opportunity Monday meets World Teachers’ Day! 🌍
Calling on all things to take advantage of this ongoing opportunity!
Guess what!
It is free for all teachers to connect, learn, and grow! 💫
In Keeping It Real (KIR) Foundation, we believe that empowered teachers create empowered learners. 💪🏽📚
Today, KIR Foundation celebrates World Teachers’ Day, with our World Teacher’ Day 2025 Workshop! Also, we decided to dedicate today’s Opportunity Monday to our teachers, by spotlighting an incredible opportunity for educators: The Teach2030, global professional development platform by the Commonwealth Education Trust. This amazing platform helps teachers upskill, connect, and transform classrooms through accessible online learning.
🎓 So far, over 28,000 teachers from 111 countries have enrolled and more than 95% report improved teaching and digital skills. Teach2030 is proving that quality education begins with quality teacher training.
Since 2021, KIR Foundation has continued to invest in the training of the teachers in the schools where we have our Reading Corners across Nigeria building their capacity in leadership, digital and early childhood skills! So far, we have trained over 120 teachers. 🌟
💡 Whether you teach in a public or private school, you can be part of this movement!
Visit https://bit.ly/4o9KVuk to register for free and start your journey toward collaborative, impactful teaching.
Together, let’s build the future, one empowered teacher at a time. 💙
06/10/2025
06/10/2025
🚨 Workshop!🎉
Let’s celebrate the unsung heroines and heroes shaping the future, our phenomenal teachers! 🌍✨
You will definitely be motivated by our unforgettable speakers and our amazing teachers as they recast teaching as a collaborative profession. 👩🏽🏫💫
• Drop in the comment below
• Send a DM
• Visit our website www.kirfoundation.org how you can partner with teachers to recast teaching as a collaborate profession.
Support our teachers to raise the future generations of Nigeria!
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In the wake of the Boko Haram attack on the villages in Mubi Local Government Area in Adamawa in North-Eastern Nigeria 2014, Polycarp and his colleagues who are teachers in the remote villages that share a boundary with Cameroun, had to run away to secure their lives. On their return, they saw first hand the devastation to their houses and sadly to school structures, which led to low attendance and retention as the children had to be taught under trees. KIR Foundation decided to step in and rebuild the lives of the children and their communities through education. Kindly check our project reports on https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/educate-270-children-in-northern-nigeria/updates/
Keeping It Real (KIR) Foundation was established in 2010 as a non-profit and nongovernmental organization (RC 916541). KIR Foundation has been in operation since 2011 as a disability-inclusive organization with the primary objective of ‘inspiring change through learning’. KIR Foundation exists to transform the lives of vulnerable children, youth, persons with disabilities, prison inmates, women and our local communities through Education, Advocacy, Capacity and Sustainable Development Programs. KIR Foundation has its headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, a Liaison Office in Lagos and partnerships with various non-profit organizations and coalitions.
In the past 7 years, KIR Foundation has worked with 84 institutions in Nigeria (Adamawa State, Edo State, Imo State, Lagos State, Niger State, Plateau State, Rivers State, and Abuja the capital of Nigeria), making a difference in the lives of more than 18,238 beneficiaries. We have donated over 15,251 books, various educational supplies (exercise books, stationaries and learning aids), starter kits, farming implements and published ‘The Young Leader’s Guide; a leadership manual for young people. Kindly check our website for more details; www.kirfoundation.org.
Our vision - To raise innovative leaders committed to lifelong learning to transform their communities.
Our Mission: KIR Foundation is a Disability-Inclusive, Education, Advocacy, Capacity and Sustainable Development organisation, committed to inspiring life long learning and creating transformative change in the lives of vulnerable children, youth, persons with disabilities, prison inmates, women and our local communities.
TARGET BENEFICIARIES
Most deprived, marginalized and vulnerable groups in the society are our primary stakeholders. They include the following;
Vulnerable children - in orphanages and homes for street children who receive educational support and health insurance through us.
Youth - in and out of school youth with and without disabilities benefit from our after school academic projects, career guidance and counselling initiative, leadership, ICT and vocational training projects.
Persons with Disabilities - we raise awareness on physical, social, cultural, and communication barriers that prevent persons with disabilities from participating in society; promoting their inclusion in society. We develop their social and educational capacity so that they are included in all developmental issues.
Prison Inmates - we support prison adult literacy programs by donating books and educational supplies. We believe that education is an opportunity and effective way of sustainably preparing them for success outside of prison.
Women – Through our entrepreneurial project with rural farmers, women are supported to become key agents of positive change in the agricultural sector. We work with poor rural female farmers to promote household empowerment as a direct or indirect objective.
Local Communities – KIR Foundation organizes projects in our local communities which are targeted at disadvantaged groups to strengthen and build capacity especially as regards education. We partner with community-based nonprofits to ensure stakeholder engagement and sustainability.
In 2011; Donated 1672 Books, Impacted 130 Children with Learning Projects and Trained 878 Youth
In 2012; Donated 3710 Books, Impacted 82 Children with Learning Projects and Trained 989 Youth
In 2013; Donated 2390 Books, Impacted 18 Children with Learning Projects and Trained 4000 Youth
In 2014; Donated 1470 Books, Impacted 338 Children with Learning Projects and Trained 3728 Youth
In 2015; Donated 2948 Books, Impacted 726 Children with Learning Projects and Trained 4169 Youth
In 2016; Donated 1345 Books, Impacted 430 Children with Learning Projects and Trained 2236 Youth
In 2017; Donated 2001 Books, Impacted 826 Children with Learning Projects and Trained 2970 Youth
In 2018; Donated 6932 Books, Impacted 846 Children with Learning Projects and Trained 7220 Youth
In 2019; Donated 6978 Books, Impacted 866 Children with Learning Projects and Trained 7742 Youth
MILESTONES AND AWARDS
• Humanitarian Award by Rotaract Club Town Branch 2014
• Humanitarian Award by Association for Exceptional Children Practitioners Nigeria 2015
• Humanitarian Award by SWAGTV 2015
• Selfless Service Award by NECA's Network of Entrepreneurial Women 2016
• Service Project Award by Rotary Club of Port Harcourt GRA District 9140 2017
• AIESEC University of Port-Harcourt Partners Certificate of Recognition 2018
• Partnership with @PINDFoundation to train 75 youth with and without disabilities in Digital Skills through the Niger Delta Youth Employment Pathways (NDYEP) project.
• Partnered with Bonny Youth Resource Centre to host The Young Leadership Academy with 112 students and 5 teachers from 15 schools in attendance.
• Hosted the UN Global People's Summit in Port Harcourt.
• Received a Service Award from Rotary Club GRA District 9140 and a Humanitarian award from Education Fair Initiative.
• Certificate of appreciation by Rotary Club of Port Harcourt GRA District 9140 2019
• 4 Global Giving Badges for Top Ranked Organisation, Vetted Organisation, Staff Favorite Organisation and Effective Organisation.
