Our Story
How Schools For Africa came to exist — and how it has grown
How We Started
A Mission Born From Obedience
God called us here — to come to the aid of the Fulani, a tribe beloved of Him. In 2006, through a friendship with a family of nomadic herdsmen, Phyllis Sortor was invited by a prominent Fulani chief, Alhaji Bature Musa, to open the first school for Fulani children. "My grandfather cheated my father — he gave him wives and cows, but wouldn't send him to school," Alhaji Musa told her. "And my father cheated me. I will not cheat my children that way. Please build a school for my children!" That invitation was the beginning. Today we have 25+ schools, 11 healthcare clinics, and 3 grazing reserves across nine Nigerian states. For our mission framework — the Problem, Solution, Promise, and Vision — see Our Mission.
Meet Our Director
Phyllis Sortor
In 2015, Missionary Phyllis Sortor was kidnapped and held in the bush for 12 days. Upon her release, she chose to return to Nigeria to continue her work. Her story was turned into an award-winning film called “Kidnapped Redemption.” She also wrote two books about her ordeal. Books & DVD in the Store.
Read the full Phyllis Sortor interview →
Since returning to Nigeria, Phyllis has built 25+ schools, established healthcare clinics across our reserves and communities, and helped create 3 grazing reserves — all with the vision of the Fulani and farmers living together in friendship and peace.
