About Us
Anchor Heritage
Anchor Heritage is a registered Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in Nigeria, incorporated in 2015 as a company limited by guarantee. Our mission is to provide free legal support to inmates in Custodial Centers while equipping them with practical skills that prepare them for successful reintegration into the society, ultimately helping to reduce the rate of recidivism.
Our core activities
Our work is built on five core pillars that address the key challenges faced by individuals in correctional facilities and those reintegrating into society. Through advocacy, education, empowerment, and support services, we strive to restore hope, promote dignity, and create opportunities for lasting transformation.
Our Impact
We empower inmates and ex-inmates through rehabilitation, legal aid, education, skills training, and aftercare restoring hope, dignity, and pathways to a better future.
- 496+ Inmates Released Through Legal Aid
- 17 Custodial Centers Empowered with Vocational Skills
- Successfully organized 100 days Chess Initiative in Borstal Institution, Abeokuta
- Successfully organized 8 weeks intensive Chess Initiative for inmates at the Kirikiri Medium Custodial Center
Awards
Our Impact
We empower inmates and ex-inmates through rehabilitation, legal aid, education, skills training, and aftercare restoring hope, dignity, and pathways to a better future.
- 496+ Inmates Released Through Legal Aid
- 17 Custodial Centers Empowered with Vocational Skills
- Successfully organized 100 days Chess Initiative in Borstal Institution, Abeokuta
- Successfully organized 8 weeks intensive Chess Initiative for inmates at the Kirikiri Medium Custodial Center
Awards
News
“THE SON THEY THOUGHT WAS DEAD”
He was trying to save a home. One evening, he heard screams coming from...
“HE ONLY WANTED TO STOP THE FIGHT”
He was trying to save a home. One evening, he heard screams coming from...
THE WRONG BUS
He was simply traveling for a celebration. Excited to attend his friend’s naming ceremony...
PUNISHED FOR SHOWING KINDNESS
All he did was help. A young lady came to him desperately searching for...
Stories of Hope, Justice & Second Chances
These are true stories from our work within Nigeria's custodial centres. They reflect the lives we have encountered, the families we have reunited, and the legal interventions that have restored hope where it once seemed lost. Each story is a reminder that justice is more than a verdict—it is the restoration of dignity, freedom, and the opportunity to begin again.
Partners
