June 16th is set aside as a day to celebrate Fathers worldwide. Fatherhood is indeed a great responsibility and vocation, and Fathers are gems to treasure for the direction and support they provide. As part of our efforts to celebrate Fathers and also model positive fatherhood for the boys, Friday June 12th was an opportunity…
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Njideka Ojukwu, a graduate of Mass Commnunication; University of Nigeria, Nsukka is a Young woman who believes that with the help of God , the union of hands and willing hearts. A difference could be made in the life of young women.
She loves to emcee events talk-shows and public speaking.
A Children’s Day To Remember At Dreamworld Africana Theme Park
“I believe the children are our future Teach them well and let them lead the way Show them all the beauty they possess inside Give them a sense of pride to make it easier Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be…” These words of the popular Whitney Houston song just explains…
Home-schooling In Nigeria. Do you subscribe?
(photo credit: http://www.healthimpactplus.com) The topic of Home-schooling children, like many issues related to child education, is a very controversial one, especially in Nigeria. Typically, what comes near formal education in many Nigerian homes is extra classes, which is still given by privately paid external tutors to augment the already extended school work the children engage…
Water – The Best Drink For Kids!
22nd March is annually marked as United Nations World Water Day. The 2015 theme is tagged “Water for Sustainable Development”. We used the opportunity to examine water as the best drink for the sustainable development of children, to add to our Child Development Series. We did some research to find out tips to help parents of…
Guide to Helping Your Kids Develop Healthy Eating Habits
Helping children form good eating habits is sometimes a daunting task for parents, especially mothers who do not have good eating habits themselves. But the need to eat right can never be over-emphasized. This post, drawn from our interview with Olamiposi Ekuma, a Dietetics Consultant with GEM Clinics, Abuja Nigeria, is to help parents overcome the challenges of…
FLA Celebrates International Women’s Day
The 8th of March is recognized all over the world as International Women’s Day, and in the true spirit of fostering positive mentorship, Fair Life Africa Foundation took the girls out on a 2-day motivational excursion to Lady Mechanic Initiative and Kinabuti Fashion Initiative on the 6th and 7th of March respectively. As the theme…
Valentine’s Brunch With The FLA Kids
On the 21st of February, the celebration of love continued for us at the FLA Home. We hosted our kids and their families, our friends and sponsors, for a feast tagged “Valentine’s Brunch with the FLA Kids”. It was proudly sponsored by Standard Alliance Insurance and Airtel Nigeria, who were well represented with their stand and…
Dance In The Name of Love
For us at Fair Life Africa Foundation, every day is a day for love. The whole essence of our work with the less fortunate kids is centered on love. However, as the month of February is typically known as the month of love, we were not left out of celebrating, especially for and with the kids. In…
What’s with Valentine and Charity?
It’s Valentine’s Day, and as popular as this day has been through the years, many people hold different opinions on what it stands for and their reasons for celebrating it or not. We put out the question “What is Valentines Day and what has it got to do with charity?” What follows are the submissions…
Effective Corrective Measures for Children
Kids can be cute and fun to be with, especially at the early stages, however when they start exploring, discovering things, and forming characters that distinguish their personalities, they can sometimes attempt to go beyond boundaries and try to defy our authority. All these can be frustrating to parents or carers, and we try out different ways of correcting them when…
Enforcing Good Habits; More Than What You Say
I will read more like Uncle Zizi; I will pray more like Uncle Zizi; I will study my bible more like Uncle Zizi TRY To keep quiet for Uncle Zizi to study Reproduced above is a “To Do List” made by a little girl from seeing her Uncle write his plans for the day over and over…
Sex Talk With Kids
The issue of child sexual abuse is evident all over the world and daily becoming an increasing societal problem. Our work, as contributors to social change, demands that we seek solutions to this problem. In doing this, we sought the help of a renowned Child’s Rights Consultant with the UNICEF, Mr Taiwo Akinlami, who enlightened us…
The Rising Star 