Welcome to the City of Light
A brighter future begins with opportunity.
The City of Light & Liberation Foundation equips young people in Nigeria with practical skills, support and the confidence to shape their own futures.
Why we exist
We train one to influence and impact many.
Poverty, limited opportunities and unemployment can leave young people vulnerable to exploitation, including human trafficking. We respond with education, vocational training and support that strengthen individuals and their families.
Our approach
Skills for life. Possibility for tomorrow.
Training is designed to lead towards employment or entrepreneurship. Alongside technical skills, the foundation values ethics, personal growth and community.
Vocational training
Hands-on courses in tailoring, beauty, bags and shoes, and solar installation.
A safe place to learn
The purpose-built facility brings training, accommodation and community support together.
A wider impact
One person who gains stability and independence can strengthen an entire family and community.
From the classroom to the community
Celebrating every step forward.
From the opening of the facility to the 2023 graduation ceremony, these moments celebrate the people and community behind the work.
Join the work
Help create more opportunities.
Your support can help young people build practical skills and greater financial independence.
Our impact so far
5,300
people reached in Nigeria through training and outreach
250
students trained at our Akure centre
75%
of our students are women
2,000
elderly women supported with small grants
Every student is fully sponsored: one year of full-time training, three meals a day, a hostel bed where needed and a start-up grant on graduation.
“They didn’t only train me. They gave me hope and showed me the way to a better life. I trained as a barber and now I am self-employed. I even have employees!”
Destiny Obakpororo, barbing graduate