School Partners' Story
When Proprietor Terungwa and his colleagues started Ebenezer International Academy, they were driven by a simple desire: to give back to society and create an opportunity for children to receive an education.
It was not an easy beginning.
When Proprietor Terungwa and his colleagues started Ebenezer International Academy, they were driven by a simple desire: to give back to society and create an opportunity for children to receive an education.
It was not an easy beginning.
The fees they were able to collect from families were, as he describes them, little more than stipends. There were significant financial limitations, but the passion to serve remained. They were determined to make a difference in the lives of children, even when the resources available to them were limited.
Part of that commitment was their desire to inculcate the Word of God into the lives of the children. In the course of this journey, they encountered a brother, Ebenezer, whom they allowed to evangelize to the children. They did not expect anything in return. They were simply opening their doors to an opportunity to serve and positively influence the lives of the children entrusted to them.
Then, The Esther Foundation stepped in.
For Terungwa, TEF's intervention became a turning point for the school. What began as support grew into something he describes as a game changer, not only academically but across different aspects of the school's development.
The difference did not go unnoticed.
Parents and guardians began talking about the changes they were seeing. The wider community also began to recognize the impact. For a school that started with little more than a passion to serve and a determination to give children an opportunity, the intervention brought a renewed sense of possibility.
But perhaps what is most remarkable is that the school's vision has not become smaller as its circumstances have improved. It has become bigger.
Today, Terungwa speaks with renewed determination about taking that original passion even further—to "invade the streets," find children who may otherwise be left without access to education, and enroll them in school.
The ambition is simple but profound: to help put education within the reach of every family.
He believes that with The Esther Foundation, Ebenezer International Academy can go higher and higher. And for him, TEF's involvement is not simply about what has already been achieved. It is about what becomes possible when people who share the same passion for children find one another.
A school that began with a desire to give back to society is now looking toward a future where more children can be reached, more families can be served, and more lives can be changed through education.
The journey continues. And the vision is getting bigger.
— Terungwa, Proprietor, Ebenezer International Academy, Apir, Benue State, Nigeria
