WAKE UP THE GIANT

Nigerian Youths Got Brains

Our Story

Wake Up The Giant is an educational initiative under STEFO (Sastoma Empowerment Foundation), created to revive literature and English education among Nigerian youth. Driven by over 30 years of teaching experience, the program responds to alarming declines in educational standards, including a shortage of English/literature teachers, falling student enrollment in literature, poor communication and writing skills, and the disappearance of literary clubs and academic competitions. Notably, while Nigeria hosts over 100 reality shows focused on physical talent, none addresses the critical gap in reading and communication skills. Wake Up The Giant aims to fill this void through “Nigerian Youths Got Brains” — a literary and academic reality show designed to celebrate intellectual ability, creative writing, and brainpower among young Nigerians. The initiative recognizes that Nigeria’s youth remain its greatest resource, with vast untapped potential waiting to be discovered, nurtured, and channeled toward national development.

Become the Next GIANT

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for our upcoming competitions,
complete the forms and click the
submit button if you are picked
you will be contact via email.

Watch Our Previous COMPETITIONS

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videos from our previous
competitions, watch documentaries
and performance clips from
previous contestants.

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What we hope to achieve

Draw government's attention to the lack of English and literature teachers in our schools

Awaken reading culture among the Youth.

Revitalize literary activities in our secondary Schools.

Discover / build young creative talent /writers.

Boost students' confidence and unite schools.

Promote and preserve our indigenous language and the rich cultural heritage

Reward intellectual exercise appropriately as it is done in an entertainment show.

Encourage an informal way of learning

TESTIMONIALS

Here is what our beneficiaries have to say

Indeed i enjoyed my participation in this reality show and my stay on the camp ground has increased my intellectual capacity. Despite the fact that some of us did not qualify for the next stage yet we were positively impacted through the sections in which we participated.

Omonfoman PRAISES

Our Partners

The supports that keeps on moving

As a membership organisation, we strongly believe in working through partnerships for long-term sustainability and continuous shared learning. We are strongly committed to promote partnerships as we consolidate our role of convening the organizations working in promotion of girls’ education in order to foster synergy and muster the authority to effectively engage with government.

OUR IMPACT

Numbers that tell a human story.

Through Christel Nursery & Primary School, Meir International College, and Mehof Group of Schools, we have given hundreds of children and families a second chance — privately funded for two decades before becoming a registered foundation. Today, STEFO operates across Nigeria and extends into Africa, bringing the same care, rigour, and humanity that began in a kiosk in Festac to communities that need it most

20+

Years of service

100+

Scholarships Awarded

3

Partner Schools

Pan Africa

Reach & Growing

BECOME A GIANT

Your voice too can be heard,

you can be the next BIG THING

You have what it takes to become the next big thing! — every voice matters, all voices count.