Project · AHERI WEG · Starts January 2027

Life Direction Clinics

Career and life direction clinics in 12 schools and 24 community sessions, so 3,600 students and youths leave with a written plan for their next step.

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Why we are doing this

The problem in Nigeria

2,243,816 candidates registered for the 2026 UTME. (JAMB, March 2026)
In the 2025 admission cycle, 706,418 admission places, 41% of the total, were left empty, while medicine, law and the sciences had far more applicants than places. Colleges of education filled only about 11% of their places. (The Whistler, May 2026)
In early 2024, 14.4% of young Nigerians aged 15 to 24 were not in education, employment or training. (NBS Labour Force Survey, Q1 2024)

What others have tried

Career days by companies, banks and universities give students a burst of information once a year.
JAMB, NELFUND and many scholarship schemes now offer online portals and guidance for those who can find them. (NELFUND, October 2026)

The gap we fill

Information alone is not a plan. Few students get personal guidance on subject choices and on all the routes after school, including polytechnics, colleges of education, trades, apprenticeships and small business. Youths who have already left school get even less. Life Direction Clinics give each young person time, tools and a follow up, in school and in their community.

What will change

Over 24 months, from January 2027 to December 2028:

48 school clinics, 2 in each school every year, reaching 2,400 students in SS2 and SS3
24 community clinics, 2 in each state every year, reaching 1,200 youths aged 18 to 25
Every participant completes a career interest tool and writes a My Next Step plan
600 young people helped to complete applications for JAMB, NELFUND, scholarships, training or jobs
Volunteer mentors and professionals share real stories from at least 20 different careers
At 6 months, at least 60% of participants have taken their next step (survey of a sample)

Why it cannot wait

Decisions about subjects, examinations and courses are made in SS2 and SS3, and every year without guidance locks thousands more young people into choices they did not make on purpose. WAEC and NECO fees rise to ₦50,000 per candidate from 2027, so families need a clear plan before they pay.

Budget

Set out in the cost categories used by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and most institutional funders.

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Cost category	Amount	Share
A. Staff costs	₦4,800,000	22%
B. Activity costs	₦9,000,000	41%
C. Travel and transport	₦1,500,000	7%
D. Materials and equipment	₦2,880,000	13%
E. Monitoring, evaluation and learning	₦1,280,000	6%
F. Communications and visibility	₦400,000	2%
G. Indirect costs	₦1,986,000	9%
Total	₦21,846,000	100%

See every budget line

Budget line	Unit	Quantity	Unit cost	Total
A. Staff costs
WEG Social Worker, project lead (40% of time)	month	24	₦80,000	₦1,920,000
Career facilitators, 1 per state (stipend)	person month	144	₦20,000	₦2,880,000
Subtotal A				₦4,800,000
B. Activity costs
School life direction clinics, 2 per school each year	clinic	48	₦40,000	₦1,920,000
Community clinics for youths aged 18 to 25, 2 per state each year (venue, refreshments, mobilisation)	clinic	24	₦150,000	₦3,600,000
Volunteer mentors and professionals, transport	visit	72	₦15,000	₦1,080,000
Application help desk (JAMB, NELFUND, scholarships, jobs)	state year	12	₦100,000	₦1,200,000
Data and printing for online applications	young person	600	₦2,000	₦1,200,000
Subtotal B				₦9,000,000
C. Travel and transport
Supervision visits to the 5 states outside Abuja	visit	10	₦150,000	₦1,500,000
Subtotal C				₦1,500,000
D. Materials and equipment
Career interest tool and My Next Step workbook	copy	3,600	₦800	₦2,880,000
Subtotal D				₦2,880,000
E. Monitoring, evaluation and learning
Baseline, 6 month follow up and tracking of next steps	lump sum	1	₦800,000	₦800,000
Termly reports	term	6	₦80,000	₦480,000
Subtotal E				₦1,280,000
F. Communications and visibility
Stories, photos and project materials	lump sum	1	₦400,000	₦400,000
Subtotal F				₦400,000
Total direct costs (A to F)				₦19,860,000
G. Indirect costs, 10% of direct costs				₦1,986,000
Total, 24 months				₦21,846,000

Prices are estimates at November 2026 prices. Staff are costed as a share of their time. Teachers, students and community members are never charged. Indirect costs of 10% cover finance, safeguarding, audit and office support. Fees are paid directly to schools and service providers, never in cash.

Ways to fund this project

The whole project₦21,846,000

24 months of change, with your name on it if you wish.

1 stateAbout ₦3,641,000

Fund clinics for 2 schools and 4 community sessions in 1 state.

1 community clinic₦150,000

Bring a clinic to 50 youths in 1 community.

1 school clinic₦40,000

Run a clinic for about 100 students.

10 workbooks₦8,000

Give 10 young people a career tool and My Next Step workbook.

You can also give in kind

A venue for training or community sessions, printing, data for coaches and scholars, transport, or the time of a professional who can mentor, counsel or give legal advice. In kind support lowers the cash budget, and we report it like any other gift.

What AHERI brings

The CARE HUB platform, our trained team and State Volunteer Leads, our safeguarding framework and our partnerships with schools, communities and pro bono lawyers. These are not charged to this budget.

What funders receive

A progress report every term, with numbers and real stories, shared with consent
A financial report against every budget line, and audited accounts each year
Your name or logo on this page and in project materials, if you wish
Invitations to visit schools and communities
Strict safeguarding and data protection: we never share the names of the people we serve