Build school connections
School outreach is part of the programme model: volunteers write to schools and seek permission to hold awareness sessions.
Ongoing programme · Phase Three began September 2026
Dyslexia Project 1000.
A continental initiative to take dyslexia awareness to 1,000 primary and secondary schools across Africa—building on the school-based work of Project 500.
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Three-phase programme
Phases One and Two are complete. Phase Three is underway.
Phase Three began in September 2026 and is extending awareness to more schools and communities.
Awareness in schools
Across the first two phases, awareness was created in 108 schools, with 10,840 pupils impacted and 860 teachers present.
Continue the journey
Volunteers are helping to extend dyslexia awareness to more schools and communities across Africa.
Phase One & Two results · 2026
A closer look at the first two phases.
These figures refer to Project 1000 Phases One and Two only. They are not the cumulative programme totals.
Source: Dyslexia Project Africa Second Anniversary Impact Report, September 2026.
A growing programme footprint
Project 1000 has reached seven countries.
The September 2026 report lists Nigeria, Ghana, Botswana, Malawi, Cameroon, Sierra Leone and Kenya among the countries reached by Project 1000.
NigeriaGhanaBotswanaMalawiCameroonSierra LeoneKenya
DPA’s overall cumulative figures include Project 500 as well as Project 1000 Phases One and Two. The phases should not be added together as separate totals.
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People power the programme
Volunteers carry awareness into local schools.
DPA trains volunteers on dyslexia and advocacy. Volunteers contact schools in their communities and lead awareness sessions with pupils, with teachers present.
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School and community activity.
These photographs come from DPA’s existing programme collection. The report does not assign each image to a specific phase; permissions and safeguarding review should be confirmed before publication.
Take the next step
Support the ongoing work of Project 1000.
Work with Dyslexia Project Africa to bring awareness, inclusion and educational opportunity to more schools and communities.