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…
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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…
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…
Four Years and Going Strong!
On the 10th of January 2011, Fair Life Africa was birthed. We made baby steps, and typical of any organisation meant to succeed, have encountered and surmounted many challenges to be where we are today. None of the successes we have achieved would have been without the unflinching support of our esteemed board and the beautiful…
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 I want for Christmas
Christmas is usually a special time for Christians all over, especially the children. So to understand what children really want for Christmas, our Public Relations Officer, Njideka, visited the children of the Ark of the Lord Missionary School, Ajah, on Friday. From the cheerful answers they gave, we can rightly say that the kids just…
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…
Juvenile Welfare Centre – A Haven For The Lost
“Anyone’s child could end up there…” This was the high point of the thought-provoking speech by Agatha Amata of the popular Nigerian TV talk show, Inside-Out, at the Juvenile Welfare Centre (JWC) Open Day on Saturday, the 15th of November, 2014. Located beside Alakara Police Station, Mushin, Lagos, the Juvenile Welfare Centre is a transit…
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…
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….
Tony’s Heartbreaking Tale
This is our latest approved GlobalGiving report sharing a #FailForward story of our work with street kids. We hope that by reading it, you will understand better the complexities of the work we are involved in with vulnerable children. We appreciate your continued support as we embark on a new initiative, Disadvantage to Advantage! Fair…
A Trip To Dustbin Estate
“Like Seriously?!! Do people really live here?” These were but a few questions we kept asking ourselves during our recent outreach. “Welcome to Dustbin Estate in the heart of Ajegunle, Lagos.” Put aptly, it’s a backwater of modern development whose residents sheer grit for life, high resistance to sicknesses and hope for tomorrow is a…
The Rising Star 