Dyslexia Project 500
DPA’s first major school awareness campaign reached 524 primary schools and educated more than 27,000 pupils across Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Malawi and Kenya.
Explore Project 500Our programmes
From one school campaign to an ongoing continental initiative.
Dyslexia Project Africa’s flagship programmes take awareness into schools and build a growing network of volunteers, teachers and community advocates.
Dyslexia Project 1000
A continental initiative to bring dyslexia awareness to 1,000 primary and secondary schools. Phases One and Two are complete; Phase Three began in September 2026.
Explore Project 1000How programmes work
School permission, local volunteers and awareness sessions.
The impact report describes how Project 1000 progresses from school outreach to pupil sessions and wider community awareness.
Reach out to schools
Volunteers contact schools and seek permission to hold awareness sessions.
Bring pupils into the conversation
Awareness sessions take place with pupils and their teachers present.
Keep communities involved
Teachers, parents and community members are part of the wider understanding DPA seeks to build.
Programme milestones
A connected timeline.
The first campaign established a base for the current school awareness programme.
Project 500 launches
DPA’s first major school awareness campaign begins.
Project 500 completes
524 primary schools reached and more than 27,000 pupils educated.
Project 1000 begins
A continental initiative targeting 1,000 primary and secondary schools.
Phase Three ongoing
Project 1000 continues its school and community awareness work.
Explore the work
Go deeper into each programme.
Project 500 campaign record
Reach figures, countries, key dates and campaign photographs.
Explore Project 500Project 1000 phases
Phase One and Two results, the current Phase Three and country reach.
Explore Project 1000Impact overview
Cumulative school, pupil, teacher, volunteer and country figures.
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Help take school awareness further.
Work with Dyslexia Project Africa to bring awareness, inclusion and educational opportunity to more schools and communities.