Who We Are &
Why We Do This
Fighting for Every Child's Right to a Better Future
Global Support for Kids Initiative (GSK Initiative) is a community-based non-governmental, non-profit organisation poised to minimise the incessant increase of child abuse in our society and give hope to children in street situations and at-risk youth.
Article 27 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child declares that every child has the right to a standard of living adequate for their physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development. We have been working since 2003 in Nigeria to ensure these rights are not just words — but lived realities.
Every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.
Support individuals and organisations working to protect children from all forms of abuse and neglect, and advocate for the needs of vulnerable children across Africa and the world.
Our Areas of Work
GSK Initiative delivers a wide range of life-changing services to street-connected children and at-risk youth across Nigeria.
Education
Mobile and formal education programmes bringing learning directly to children at their base, building intellectual capacity and social integration.
Child Protection
Protecting children from physical, emotional and sexual abuse through advocacy, outreach and the newly inaugurated Welfare Committee.
Rescue & Reintegration
Our 3Rs programme — Rescue, Reintegration and Rehabilitation — reunites street-connected children with their families and communities.
Basic Needs
Providing food, clothing, hygiene products and essential resources to ensure no child goes without the basics of a dignified life.
Skills & Vocational Training
Life skills, goal-setting, vocational training and skill acquisition schemes equip youth to build sustainable futures off the street.
End Violence Campaigns
Outreach campaigns targeting vulnerable children and the public on ending violence against children and drug abuse awareness.
Key Milestones
Over two decades of relentless action for the rights and welfare of children across Nigeria.
GSK Initiative is Established
GSK Initiative was founded in Nigeria with a single goal: provide safe spaces, education and protection for street-connected children and at-risk youth. Operations began immediately, delivering food, clothing, hygiene products and mobile education.
The 3Rs Initiative & Intensified Advocacy
GSK launched its flagship 3Rs programme — Rescue, Re-integration and Rehabilitation — reuniting street-connected children with their families. Simultaneously, advocacy efforts were intensified across Nigeria as a core thematic area, supporting the full implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Skills Acquisition & Education Programmes
GSK launched skill acquisition schemes, vocational training, and both formal and informal education programmes for vulnerable children. Life skills including goal-setting, behaviour management, financial management and study skills are now core curriculum for programme participants.
Welfare Committee Inaugurated
GSK Initiative inaugurated its dedicated Welfare Committee — a formal body tasked with protecting the rights of vulnerable children in Nigeria, ensuring accountability and strengthening our safeguarding frameworks across all programmes.
Back-to-School, End Violence & Drug Awareness Campaigns
Our Back-to-School Initiative — "Education for All" — has already supported over 200 children into formal education. Alongside this, GSK scaled up outreach campaigns to end violence against children and drug abuse awareness targeting vulnerable youth and the general public across Nigeria.
Our Guiding Principles & Core Values
Listen to Children
We take children's views seriously and promote their interests in every decision we make. Nothing about them without them.
01Focus on Impact
We focus on things that will make a positive difference to children's lives, giving priority to the most vulnerable.
02Safety Always
The safety, welfare and well-being of children is our main consideration. No excuse exists for child abuse — child liberation is our concern.
03Partnership
We work hand in hand with other organisations and agencies that work with children to achieve our shared goals and influence positive systemic change.
04A Model Built for Lasting Change
Our approach is grounded in over two decades of fieldwork, research, and community feedback. We don't impose solutions — we co-create them with the children and communities we serve, ensuring every programme is culturally appropriate and sustainable.
Community Needs Assessment
We begin by listening — engaging children, families, and local leaders to understand real challenges before designing any response.
Mobile & Tailored Education
Formal schooling isn't always the right solution for street children. GSK brings mobile education directly to children at their base, meeting them where they are.
Rescue, Rehabilitate, Reintegrate
Our 3Rs programme reunites street-connected children with their families and communities, supported by rehabilitation to ensure long-term stability.
Advocacy & Policy Influence
We work with government ministries, NGOs and international bodies to ensure child rights are enshrined in policy and practice at every level.
Meet Our Leadership Team
Passionate advocates with decades of combined experience in child welfare, education, and social development.
Opeyemi Olajide Olowookere
AKINGBADE ALFRED SOLEYE
Balogun Olamiposi Grace
Abiola Kaosara OYEFESO
Our Partners & Supporters
Working together with government bodies and organisations to deliver lasting change for children.
OGUN State Ministry of Women Affairs
OGUN State Ministry of Education
EKITI State Ministry of Women Affairs
EKITI State Ministry of Education
Child Protection Network, OGUN & EKITI State