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Local school awareness. A continental ambition.

Dyslexia Project Africa works through schools, volunteers and communities. The organisation’s September 2026 report identifies seven countries reached to date.

Seven countries · September 2026

The work has reached communities across the continent.

Current countries identified by DPA are Nigeria, Ghana, Botswana, Malawi, Cameroon, Sierra Leone and Kenya. The long-term ambition is dyslexia awareness across all 54 African countries.

NigeriaGhanaBotswanaMalawiCameroonSierra LeoneKenya

Source: Dyslexia Project Africa Second Anniversary Impact Report, September 2026.

Reported reach · September 2026Map of Africa highlighting Nigeria, Ghana, Botswana, Malawi, Cameroon, Sierra Leone and Kenya.Illustrative programme footprint · reported reach as of September 2026
Programme footprint · September 2026

Seven countries with reported programme reach.

The country cards below summarise the programme information in the supplied report. DPA has not published school or pupil totals broken out by country.

Countries reached as of September 2026

NigeriaGhanaBotswanaMalawiCameroonSierra LeoneKenya

The map highlights the seven countries named in DPA’s reported programme reach; it does not show school-level activity locations.

Nigeria

Named in DPA’s overall seven-country reach and among the five countries reached by Project 500. Separate country totals are not published.

Reported reach · September 2026

Ghana

Named in DPA’s overall seven-country reach and among the five countries reached by Project 500. Separate country totals are not published.

Reported reach · September 2026

Botswana

Named in DPA’s overall seven-country reach in the September 2026 report. Separate country totals are not published.

Reported reach · September 2026

Malawi

Named in DPA’s overall seven-country reach and among the five countries reached by Project 500. Separate country totals are not published.

Reported reach · September 2026

Cameroon

Named in DPA’s overall seven-country reach and among the five countries reached by Project 500. Separate country totals are not published.

Reported reach · September 2026

Sierra Leone

Named in DPA’s overall seven-country reach in the September 2026 report. Separate country totals are not published.

Reported reach · September 2026

Kenya

Named in DPA’s overall seven-country reach and among the five countries reached by Project 500. Separate country totals are not published.

Reported reach · September 2026
Project 500 · 2024–2025

Five countries in the completed campaign.

Project 500 reached primary schools in Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Malawi and Kenya. Project 1000 has since extended DPA’s reported reach to seven countries.

NigeriaGhanaCameroonMalawiKenya
Read the Project 500 case study
Dyslexia Project 500 campaign activity
The long-term ambition

54 countries in view.

Every new country begins with people ready to take dyslexia awareness into their schools and communities.

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