Because every child matters — to God and to us

The Jeremiah Initiative was born in our home.

Raising our autistic child in the UK changed us. The emotions of diagnosis, the questions about the future, the school meetings, the small victories that felt enormous. It has been a journey of advocacy, learning, prayer, and deep love.

And while the road has not been easy, we have support. We have access to specialists, therapy, informed educators, and communities learning alongside us. Systems existed to help our child thrive.

At the same time, we have watched families in Nigeria walk a far more isolating path.

Parents travelling long distances for basic assessments. Families silenced by stigma. Churches unsure how to respond. Schools unequipped to support neurodivergent learners. Precious children misunderstood or overlooked — not because they lacked potential, but because support was out of reach.

The contrast was impossible to ignore.

We did not have access because we were more deserving. We had access because we were positioned differently — that unique position became a calling.

The Jeremiah Initiative exists to honour cultural and faith contexts while bringing practical, research-informed tools to families, schools, and faith communities in Nigeria.

We walk with parents because we are parents.
We equip schools because inclusion changes futures.
We partner with churches because every child deserves to belong fully.

We believe every child is fearfully and wonderfully made.
Every child carries purpose.
Every child matters — wherever they are born.

To God.
And to us.


Bunmi Fowokan - Founder, Jeremiah Initiative