Schools For Africa
Restoring Life, Health & Peace in Nigeria
"No Limits"
"Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness."— James 3:18
From the Field
Stories & Updates
News and reflections from our work in Nigeria.
SOLUTIONS To Insecurity And Poverty In Nigeria
By Schools for Africa June 1, 2026 Bauchi School / Clinic Schools Nigeria's Insecurity / Poverty From Missionary Phyllis Sortor: I want to say something regarding solutions to Nigeria's insecurity and
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Our Impact Across 10 Nigerian States
25+
Schools
4,300+
Students
11
Clinics
3
Grazing Reserves
Our Mission
Bringing Peace to Nigeria
To restore life, health and peace to indigenous farmers and nomadic pastoralists in Nigeria through the settlement of pastoralists onto protected, ecologically sound grazing reserves with healthcare and schools provided for their families.
Three-Legged Pot
Like an African three-legged pot, the Good Life for the Fulani depends on all three legs. If one fails, the pot falls.
The Family
We will provide healthcare and education for Fulani families. Our schools and healthcare clinics are open to ALL tribes, and they learn together. We live with these communities, sowing love and friendship.
The Environment
We teach Nigerians to care for the land through grazing reserves and rotational grazing. We dig boreholes to provide water for livestock and farming. These permanent homelands allow families to settle in one place, and live in peace with their neighbors.
The Economy
We encourage ways for the Fulani to support themselves through veterinary care, grain grinding projects, and milk partnerships, so families can thrive.
We are working towards a Nigeria where the beautiful Fulani people can live together in friendship and peace with their neighbors.
"All things are possible to those who believe." — Mark 9:23
On The Ground
Where We Work
From 25+ schools and 11 healthcare clinics to grazing reserves across Nigeria.
25+ Schools
11 Clinics
Grazing Reserves
Meet Our Director
Phyllis Sortor
Our director, Phyllis Sortor, has spent most of her life serving in Africa alongside the Fulani. Read her full story — including how the first school began — on Our Story.
The Film
Kidnapped Redemption
In 2015, missionary Phyllis Sortor was kidnapped and held in the Nigerian bush for 12 days. You can watch the full film here. It tells the incredible story of her captivity, miraculous release, and courageous decision to return and continue serving the Fulani people.
It is also the story of the miraculous things God did in Nigeria after Phyllis chose to return despite everything she had endured.