For many young people, the world is their immediate neighborhood.

 

Most young students understand it as the plastic globe on their school desk. Maps are decorations for their classroom walls. Geography is an exercise designed for memorizing a seemingly endless list of places they’ll never see. They cannot fathom how history means archeology, ancient sites of majestic ruins, or crumbling artifacts that speak of the secrets of a past long, long ago. For them, the universe is small, confined, and predictable.

 

Someone had to help them see the world through a different lens, to broaden their horizons, to expand their world beyond the classroom, educate their narrow perspective and inspire a generation of global thinkers, so we did. Thus, CheckWorld was founded with the mandate 'Educational Tourism for Youth Development' in 2008 by Artina Yaro West. 

By September 2009, five departments had been launched:

- Check Magazine
- SmartKid
- Camp Check
- FunBee
- SunnyOut

tailored to serve scientific expedition needs across students of various age groups and academic levels. By the third quarter of 2011, with the support of;- (FinBank, Zartech, the British Council, Exclusive Stores, the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria, the Nigerian Tourism Development  Authority (NTDA), the China Cultural Center Abuja, Yunus Emre Enstitusu, Institut Français du Nigeria, Unity Bank, MagicLand Theme Park, 4USupermarket, Fidelity Bank, the Korean Cultural Center Nigeria (KCCN), Seven-Up Bottling Company, the Federal Mortgage Bank Of Nigeria  (FMBN), TransCorp Hilton Hotels, among others, we had educated, empowered, and equipped a total of 8,985 young people with the opportunity to become well-versed individuals, and our impact continues to grow, inspiring even more young minds and shaping the next generation of global citizens. More on OUR STORY.