Break the cycle.
Stand in the gap.
We walk with young single and teenage parents in the UK and Nigeria — so that an early pregnancy is never the end of an education, a childhood or a future.
Every hand closes the gap a little further
Change rarely arrives alone. It arrives when someone decides to give time, resources or trust — and keeps showing up.
Become a volunteer
Our volunteers are the heartbeat of everything we do — mentoring, organising outreach, teaching skills and showing young parents that somebody believes in them.
Join the team
Donate to support
Your support becomes sanitary supplies for schoolgirls, shelter for a young family, and training that turns a dream like Wisdom's barbershop into a livelihood.
Give today
Become a partner
We work with governments, schools, health services and community organisations who share one conviction: no young parent should be written off.
Partner with usBridging the gap between young single parents, success and community inclusion
GAP International exists for unmarried teenage mothers and fathers — young people too often left to face poverty, ill-health, abandonment and judgement on their own. We help them return to education, learn a trade and rebuild their standing in their community.
- Working alongside governments at every level for fairer policies
- Engaging community leaders and local organisations
- Delivering hands-on education and skills support where it is needed most
Three pillars, one promise
Everything we deliver stands on the same three supports — the same ones we offer every young parent who walks through our door.
Hope
Guidance, mentorship and emotional support — because a young parent who has been written off needs someone who refuses to.
Empower
Practical skills, vocational training and life skills that turn potential into pay cheques and confidence into independence.
Health
Access to essential healthcare — from menstrual hygiene education to prostate cancer awareness in underserved communities.
“We decided to stand in the GAP with her — because small acts of help go a very long way.”GAP International · on helping a brave sickle cell warrior
Proof that the gap can be closed
Real people, real turning points — from a sixteen-year-old orphan's barbershop to five hundred schoolgirls equipped in one morning.
From dream to reality
Wisdom, a sixteen-year-old orphan, loved barbering. With training, tools and encouragement, his passion became a thriving barbershop.
Read his story
Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025
At the School for the Gifted, Gwagwalada, Abuja, we distributed sanitary pads and sanitizers to over 500 schoolgirls — and donated further supplies to the school.
See the outreach
Helping a brave warrior
A young sickle cell warrior with little family support reached out to us in pain. We stood in the gap with her — and we keep standing.
Read her storySmall team, deep roots
Sociologists, lawyers, educators and mental health practitioners — united by the same belief in second chances.
Dr. George Amakor
Executive Director & FounderPhD Sociology
Janice Amakor
Learning & DevelopmentMSc Organisational Leadership
Ngozika Ogbonna
Outreach Coordinator, West AfricaBSc Sociology; MSc Public Health
Dr. Grace Atsegwasi
Secretary & CommunicationsLLB, LLM, BL, PhD Law
Ernest N. Ezeokeke
Mental Health PractitionerBSc SociologyWhy we raise the alarm before something goes wrong
Behind every statistic is a story. Some of them end in tragedy — like the case that moved us to build our UK mission around early support for vulnerable teen mothers. Parenting advice, coaching and mentoring exist so that no young mother has to face motherhood alone and unheard.
Read their stories
Give a helping hand to single teenage parents
Every donation, every hour, every introduction helps a young parent stay in school, stay healthy and stay hopeful.
From London to Abuja — and expanding
United Kingdom — Head Office
27 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3AX, United Kingdom
Nigeria — West Africa Office
Suite 23, Choos Complex, CBN Estate, Wumba District, Lokogoma, Abuja, Nigeria