The Rising Star

Just in Time for Christmas…

It’s been a tough year for Mary, but it seems she has a guardian angel… Mary met her sponsor, Yinka, for the first time at our Valentine’s Brunch, which held at Foodies, Lekki, this year. They had time to chat and get to know more about each other, and Mary shared about some of her…

COVID-19 Relief – Impacting Lives With SAGE Foundation

With the media awash with tales of new cases, recoveries, and in unfortunate circumstances, death, it’s been a severe battle, especially for medical professionals on the front lines, against the novel corona virus pandemic. Governments all over the world have enforced weeks and months, in heavily affected areas, of lock-down to curtail the spread of…

Tragedy at Dustbin Estate, Ajegunle, in the Midst of a Pandemic

We were very sad to receive a call from a family we support at Ajegunle, on Sunday, 19th April, about a fire outbreak that destroyed their home and community. Naomi and her mother lived in the notorious Dustbin Estate slum until a candle set fire to one of the shanties in their neighbourhood, and the…

2020 Valentine’s Brunch with the FLA Kids

Written by Nishola Akinyera The St. Valentine’s Day is celebrated in many ways worldwide, on the 14th February, as a day when people show feelings of love, affection and friendship. It is a day to express love for everyone who is dear to us. It is a day to thank people, whosoever they are, for…

Our Independence Celebration Outing to Terra Kulture

This year, in honour of Independence Day, we took the FLA Kids on another outing to Terra Kulture on Sunday the 29th of September, to enjoy a culturally insightful drama, titled “Night Food”. It was an interesting comedy, depicting the typical African family. 25 of our children were able to attend, and they all enjoyed…

Recap on Summer Camp 2019

Written by Ifeoma Keke Our Summer Camp Week began with a visit to the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Office on Monday, 5th August. The Chairman was not available, so the Vice Chairman welcomed the FLA Kids. A talk was given about the Local Government Area (LGA) and how it runs, including the political and administrative leaders….

Leaders Of Tomorrow, Today! – Meet Chioma

Check out this interview we did with Chioma, one of our graduates of 2019!!! We shared it as our GlobalGiving Project Report. We are so happy for her and appreciate her sponsor who came alongside us to give her the needed support! *** Ahead of our Summer Programme which kicks off tomorrow, 5th August, for…

FLA Summer Programme 2019 – Leaders Of Tomorrow, Today!

We would like to announce that our Summer Camp Programme, themed “Leaders of Tomorrow, Today”, will be coming up from the 5th through the 11th of August, this year. The summer programme is aimed at enlightening the FLA Kids on different topical issues concerning the Nigerian politics today, how it affect their day to day…

An Interview With Ramon The Artist

We’ve submitted our latest GlobalGiving report, and would love to share it with you. You can read it and our other reports by visiting our Project Page, where you can also make a donation towards our work. God bless you! *** Ramon was one of the top five winners of our Talent Search Competition with…

Our Visit To Ita-Faaji Building Collapse Site

Written by Ifeoma Keke On Wednesday, 20th March, I and Nishola visited the building collapse site at Ita-Faaji, to see if we could meet survivors and/or their dependents, in need of Fair Life Africa’s assistance. When we got to the site, we couldn’t speak to the victims, because the government was conducting a service of…

Priceless!

Hey, check out our latest GlobalGiving report. We hope you know how much we appreciate your contributions towards our work. Thanks so much! *** What is the value of a life? Can you monetise it? Often, it takes a catastrophe for us to realise the value of our own lives and the lives of our…

This Christmas, Give The Gift Of Education

Last year, during our Girl Empowerment Programme, which we did with SAGE Foundation, we met 12 year-old Mary. She’s a brilliant girl, who hails from Oyo State. She lives with her mother and three siblings in Jakande, Lekki, in Lagos state and attends a small private school within her community. She is now is JSS2…