Irene Bangwell

Irene Bangwell is the co-founder of the KNOSK N100-a-day Charity Secondary School, Kuje. It is Nigeria’s first pay-as-you-go, crowd-funded school where children from low-income families access quality education that equips them with the knowledge, skills and resolve to break the cycle of poverty.

For N100-a-day, school children get uniforms, books, lunch and the girls get sanitary pads monthly.

In Nigeria, an estimated 20.4million children are out of school. 55% of girls and 43% of boys are unable to complete secondary school. Irene’s work at the KNOSK N100-a-day secondary school is contributing significantly to addressing these problems.

Irene’s vision is to set up and run 10 KNOSK Schools in Nigeria and Africa by 2040.

Irene currently serves as the Adjunct Technical Anchor of the Education Policy Commission at the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG).

Irene also serves as a body safety and leadership coach for girls aged 3 to 17. She is the creator of the Body Smart Bundle for Girls; a collection of a parenting book, age by age books and flashcards for girls.

She runs a monthly mentoring program tagged 10/10 girl squad where girls take monthly lessons and coaching on the Bible, body safety and leadership.

Irene Bangwell holds a first degree in Banking and Finance from University of Calabar.She also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Education from University of Ilorin and a HarvardX Certificate in Leaders of Learning.

Learn more about Irene Bangwell’s work in education on www.knoskeducation.org