1995 - Bebor Model Nursery/Primary School is founded in Bodo City, Rivers State, Nigeria with 1 teacher and 4 pupils.
2000 - The International Friends Committee is formed and begins raising funds for the school.
Jan. 2001 Our first round of funding is delivered to the school.
March 2002 The International Friends Committee forms a long-term partnership with the Indianapolis-based children’s charity The Timmy Foundation
June 2002 Scott and Tijen Pegg are made honorary chiefs in the village of Bodo City.
March 2003 The school expands to a second village, Bane, which is about 30 minutes drive from Bodo City.
June 2004 Dr. Chuck Dietzen, founder and president of the Timmy Foundation, was made an honorary chief in the village of Bane.
August 2005 Chief Prof. Scott Pegg Road dedicated in Bodo City. See photos in the Life in Bodo section.
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Baridule Kinane standing by a locally made helicopter
during the 5th Anniversary and Graduation Ceremony
on July 14, 2001.
Procession at the school’s graduation ceremony, June 2004.
Leelee Wiwa Tanen, the director of the Bane school, thanking donors in August 2006.
Members of the Timmy Foundation/International Friends Committee delegation visiting the Bodo City Council of Chiefs, June 2004.
Having class inside the newly finished BMN/PS 5 classroom school building in June 2001. The scene depicted in this photo was made possible through your generous donations.
Scott Pegg giving a tour of the classroom buildings in Bane, August 2006.
Reverend Moses Nyimale Lezor, the school director in Bodo, thanking donors in August 2006
Students in a traditional fishing boat along the riverfront, Bodo City.
Other Great African Education Projects
We know of two similarly wonderful primary school projects in sub-Saharan Africa.In addition to our project, we encourage you to support Stepping Stones Nigeria and the Nyaka School for AIDS Orphans in Uganda.
We are saddened by the loss of Pat Neils (1/6/37 - 3/7/08), an active and keen supporter of Bebor Model Nursery and Primary School from the very earliest days of this project.
Patrick Naagbanton, chairman of the school's Board of Governors in Bodo, visited Indianapolis briefly and met with Timmy Foundation executive director J. Wesley Simms, a number of individual donors and Timmy Foundation board members Alfonso Alanis, Lynn Hynes and Richard Dick.
February 2008
7th grade students at Doe Creek Middle School in New Palestine, Indiana raised more than $1,100 for Bebor Model Nursery and Primary School during their "Hoops for Hope" fundraiser. Over the past four years, students at Doe Creek have raised nearly $4,200 for the schools in Nigeria and become one of our most important contributors.
