HLC was founded by Professor Unoke at KCKCC

First meeting of HLC Board of Directors

Kidnapping of 276 girls ready to take their final 

exams in Chibuk, Nigeria

The locals express fear to Dr. Unoke about their daughters leaving home for secondary education. 

The Elders of Ntsokara signed papers giving 5 acres with 3 buildings to Dr. Ewa Unoke to start a middle/high school plus 8.7 hectares of land for a college.

Wayne and Pam Walden sold their car to establish the NHS President Jimmy Carter Library.

Ntsokara High School opened with 5 uniformed 

students.

Began construction of a two-mile road onto college land.

Principal Joy Unoke brought electricity into NHS from a nearby village to power new laptops.  

Computer classes for adult learning began on Saturdays.

A Christmas Health Day and Dinner was held

for High school students and families.  Hungry families and students found plentiful food.  Eyes were examined and vaccinations given. Uninvited guests were turned away if one of their children was not enrolled.

Enrollment rose to 125 with students from 3 surrounding villages.

HLC became a public charity IRS 501(c)(3).

West African Education Council (WAEC) began the accrediting process.  NHS needed additional library materials, laptops, lab equipment, and a building for additional classrooms and a testing center.

Mt. Zion United Church of Christ of Kansas City, Kansas, donated money to provide the classrooms and testing center required by WAEC.

WAEC fully accredited the middle school facilities and curriculum.

After a fundraiser, a van was purchased to bus youth who live 6-10 miles away. Until then, students walked to and from school.

Zion Hall was completed.

HLC received a donation of $65,000 for an access bridge and the first college building.

Construction of a bridge to access the college site.

6th graders of Pleasant Ridge Middle School in the Blue Valley School District of Overland Park, Kansas, presented HLC with many tables laden with books for the NHS President Jimmy Carter Library.

Construction on the College of Education began.

After several surges in enrollment causing continuously increasing needs, WAEC fully accredited the senior NHS facilities and curriculum with high marks for lab equipment in biology, chemistry, physics, and animal husbandry.  Excellent described the Zion Examination Hall and the President Jimmy Carter Library.  

The National Examination Council (NECO) also accredited NHS.  The accrediting team designated Zion Examination Hall as the Regional Testing Center.

Enrollment is 430 with an expected increase to ca. 500.Ten villages now bring their children to "Make Life Better."

"Ubuntu!"  We are nothing without each other!