The problem(1)Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria with 15 million

inhabitantsThe number of inhabitants is expected to reach 25 million

by 2015, which will make it the 3rd largest city in the world.

As the city grows, the large slum areas of Lagos are also growing at an enormous pace. In fact, Lagos is growing at a pace that is not supported by the areal of the city, and there is limited space left to build on. This has led people to build homes in inhumane areas, such as in dumpsters, and schools are not prioritized.

Currently, about 2/3 of Lagos residents live in the slum without access to clean water, electricity or waste disposal.

There are millions of children growing up in these slums, with parents that cannot afford their children’s EDUCATION.

The problem (2) In the past, public schools in Nigeria used to be

attended by children irrespective of social class and socio economic background. However, budget restraints and the extreme population growth has caused public schools to loose their position in society. This has further increased the gap between the rich and the poor, and the situation is certainly not improved by the fact that the city grows most rapidly in the slums, where the availability of education is scarce.

The extremely rapid population growth makes the situation critical, and immediate action needs to be taken in order to give the children growing up a decent chance to get an education.

EDUCATION is the backbone of any functioning society and a prerequisite for SOCIETAL DEVELOPMENT.

Project idea (1)launching a mobile classroom, which will

facilitate teaching at any location. The classroom will take the form of a bus, and

the bus will travel to locations in the slum to offer classes to the children living there.

The project will employ teachers from other countries that travel to Lagos on a voluntary basis to live there and teach for some time.

Entrepreneurship will in this case work as a mobilizing force, and if successful, it will result in new ways of organizing some parts of society.

Project idea (2)When the mobile school buses are

equipped, the target areas are identified and the target children and their parents have been notified, we will start to send out the buses filled with education to the awaiting children.

Not only will the project mobilize individuals, but also groups and even communities. This project could work as a catalyst of a revolution in the educational sphere, and lead to a re-organization of the social system in the slum areas.

Organization Contribution to society OwnershipMobilizing peopleAimed at integrating people into society

and employment Empowers employees through ownership,

contracts or other documented means Re-invests its profits in its own or similar

programs Is independent of public programsCompetences

Project FinancingThere exist a large number of non-profit

organizations (and respective subsidiaries) that provide funds to finance entrepreneurial and welfare-enhancing projects in developing countries. These include globally active organizations as, for instance, the Worldbank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) or the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as well as country-specific organizations such as the Swedish International Developing Cooperation Agency (SIDA) or the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Private organizations and corporations finance projects in developing countries. Not only humanitarian or economic interests but also reputational considerations are thereby arguably the most noteworthy incentives. Specialized companies such as the African Developing Bank.

Financial AspectsIdeally, we would like to finance the project

with the support of several sponsors. Doing so would reduce the funds necessary per sponsor and hence, simultaneously increase the project’s attractiveness for every respective sponsor.

Under a potential scenario in which we would attract up to five sponsors, the initial cost therefore would be 800 – 900 Euros per investor for the first quarter and SEK 2620 Euros for every consecutive year,

Less than 220 Euros per month!

Risk analysis (SWOT)

LET’S CHANGE THE WORLD!

Mohammadhassan Mohammadi

Graduate Student M.Sc Sustainable Energy

EngineeringRoyal Institute of Technology (KTH),

Stockholm, Sweden