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…
Category: Empowerment and Education
A Unique Valentine Gift
When Mark and his family got our call to attend a Valentine’s Party at a school in Lekki, they didn’t know what was in store. In faith, they arose early to leave their home in Sango Otta, Ogun State, for the long journey to Lekki Phase 1, in Lagos State. Oh, but it was worth…
Naomi’s Merry Christmas
Naomi is one of the ten new children that Fair Life Africa Foundation adopted into its new Disadvantage to Advantage Initiative. She is a nine year old girl, who lives with her mother in a notorious slum in Ajegunle, Lagos, popularly termed ‘Dustbin Estate’, because the people live on top of rubbish! Literally! Despite this…
What Does N1000 Mean To You?
For me, N1000 means that I can get a nice Take Away from my local convenience store, and not have to worry about cooking. With the extra time, I can have more peace of mind as I go about my day. For our Cleaner, N1000 is one week’s transport to the office, at N200 per…
Overcoming Teenage Peer Pressure
According to a recent survey of 337 teenagers in the USA, 90% faced peer pressure and at least 80% fell for it weekly, even when it meant doing what they clearly knew was wrong. Peer pressure is a common experience in child development, especially in the teenage years. Many character traits formed by young people…
Sponsor A Child
Naomi is a 9 year old girl from Delta State. She lives in Ajegunle, Lagos, with her mother. She is from a broken home and her father has more than one wife. They live in a rented one-room shack and share a toilet with their neighbours… Read more and Click to Sponsor A Child.
BOOSTING CONFIDENCE IN CHILDREN
A child’s performance socially, academically and in other areas, depends on his confidence. It is important to understand how parents, guardians and carers of children can help boost their confidence. As we work to grow ‘Tomorrow’s Leaders’, this too is an area for concern and enlightenment. “For me, confidence building starts from the first second…
NOTE TO YOUNGER SELF
Adolescence through the teenage years appears to be the most challenging period for all children, knowing that most life-changing choices are made during this stage. Their career and vocational choices, channelling their youthful energy in the right direction, puberty, the need to be accepted and the peer pressure make those years the hardest. Working with…
How Relevant Is Formal Education To Child Development?
(Written by Njideka Raleke-Obiora) Fair Life Africa’s Disadvantage to Advantage initiative seeks out children with potential, but who are disadvantaged, and enrols them in educational and vocational institutions for learning and development. Ten young children have now been assisted with payment of their school fees, owing to their excellent performances in academics. Unfortunately, we are all…
Against The Odds!
(Written by Njideka Raleke-Obiora) Typically, children from disadvantaged families are associated with poor performance in school or outright illiteracy. However, we have come across children from impoverished homes who have a thousand and one reasons not to excel, but have totally defied these odds, and are excelling in their academics and many other skills. One…
Diet and Education – Are they related?
(Co-Written with Njideka Raleke-Obiora and Simran Daryanani) Education is something that most of us are concerned about, and as an organisation working with children, it is important to us too. Often, the approach to dealing with poor academic achievement is to throw more money at the problem, or instill more discipline. However, could it be as…
Day Of The Girl Child
(Co-written with Njideka Raleke-Obiora) The United Nations in 2012 introduced 11th October as the International Day for the Girl Child, a day set aside to promote the girl’s human rights, evaluate the inequalities still existing between girls and boys and the many types of discrimination and abuses suffered by the girl child across the world….
The Rising Star 