Onakoya, the inventor of “Chess in Slums,” has announced a three-year grant agreement with Lufthansa, a worldwide aviation corporation.
According to Tunde Onakoya, the arrangement would support the establishment of a free chess academy and STEM innovation lab in Lagos, Nigeria, for street children who lack access to education.
Tunde made the reveal on his official Instagram page. He said;
“Happy to announce that we @chessinslums just signed a three-year grant deal with @lufthansa airlines Global help alliance to build a Chess academy and STEM innovation Lab in Lagos Nigeria.
This learning hub will be open and free to street children without access to education.
This is a dream come true for all of us❤️. 5th slide, I remember tweeting almost on this exact day two years ago that my dream was to build the biggest chess academy in the world that could become a safe learning haven for children from poverty without access to education to learn relevant skills for the future of work. A place where we could nurture our best minds and set them on a path to changing the world with their ideas. I didn’t know how it was going to come to fruition then, but I believe this partnership is the beginning of something beautiful. This is a project for all of us, so please send me an email here: [email protected] if you’d like to support or fund this dream.”
