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Academies opened 2020 · Free education and feeding every school day · Abuja, Nigeria
How It Started
In 2019, founder Mike Arnold stumbled into a displacement camp in Nigeria's capital city — filled with survivors of a massacre 500 miles away. They had nothing. No water, no food, no medicine, no shelter.
He met a school principal who had lost everything. When he asked how he could help, she didn't ask for food or water.
She said: "Help me teach these children. With an education they will have the strength to resist the recruiters. They will have a vision and a path out of here."
Her name is Ms. Hanatu. That conversation started Arise Academies.
Give Now — Help These Children Arise
EIN 37-1497591 | 501(c)(3) | Almost every dollar goes to the front lines
"They came with anger. They left with love."— Marilyn, House of Recab Orphanage
Our Campuses
$20 a Month Changes a Life
Education and feeding combined for one child. Monthly giving helps most — it lets us plan, hire teachers, and keep the doors open.
GIVE NOWEIN 37-1497591 | 501(c)(3) Nonprofit | Africa Arise USA is a division of Mike Arnold Ministries, Est. 2005
Recognized By Leaders Who Know Nigeria
"I appreciate the work you have been doing with Africa Arise, building schools for internally displaced children — and your plans to give them more hope and opportunities."
Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan President of Nigeria, 2010–2015
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"The work of Africa Arise among displaced children represents the heart of the Gospel in action — love meeting the most desperate need."
Dr. Panam Percy Paul Africa's Most Celebrated Gospel Artist"I have visited the camps. I have seen the children. What Mike Arnold and his team are doing is real, urgent, and deserves the support of the world."
Gov. Donald Duke Governor, Cross River State, Nigeria