A Different Kind of Celebration

More and more of our friends are choosing a different kind of celebration for their birthdays.  It is heartwarming to see that there are people out there who are ready to give to those who cannot afford to give them back. Last weekend, on Sunday the 13th of January, Toyin Eribake turned 30 years old. …

Guilt Stricken Again..?

At Christmas time, it is easy to be stressed out, anxious or worried. Sometimes, it is the burden of guilt in realising that another year has passed, and you’re far from achieving the year’s resolution to be a better you. With work and family pressures, charity must have been the last thing on your mind….

Friends Make The Difference

They say it takes a community to raise a baby…  Well, it takes a team to accomplish a mission!  We have such a team of committed staff, and volunteers and also givers.  We can’t talk about our work without recognising the contributions of those who motivate, inspire and encourage us with their provisions and their…

What A Joy Sharing Brings

Written by Nishola Akinyera Most times we tend to under-estimate the weight a simple gesture of kindness carries, though this is all it takes to make the world a better place. Pastor Victor Enyingwa and Pastor (Mrs) Williams visited the Respite Home with youthful members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Generation Jesus…

Kanyin and Her Awesome Friends

For she’s a jolly good fellow, for she’s a jolly good fellow, for she’s a jolly good fellow…and so say all of us!! There’s no better way to introduce Kanyin than to break out in song!  By a simple act of kindness, she brought joy to a humble bunch of kids.  We are truly grateful…

The Party Season With FLA

Hey, it’s that time of the year again.  A time of caring, sharing and producing cheer!  At Fair Life Africa Foundation, we support street children, and offer them a chance at a fairer life.  We’ve got a couple of things lined up for the season, and don’t want you to miss out on an opportunity…

October Babies!

We want to start a new thing on our blog…  We believe that this is a very good platform for communication, and to let our friends know much they mean to us.  Some of our friends are more active than others, but just knowing they are there is such an encouragement to us.  So, we…

Project DDD with Braite Lites

Christmas is around the corner, and everyone is shuffling their accounts to make room for more giving in this charitable season.  The Braite Lites Charity Initiative has taken it upon itself to ease giving to worthy charities in December, by setting up Project DDD (simply Donation Drive 4 December).  They have picked Fair Life Africa…

A Night With The Boys

On Thursday the 4th, Toju Ashogbon came back to visit the boys at the Home with intent to spend the night.  He has been really helpful spreading awareness about the work, and thought that he’d also experience a night at the Home. Well, it must have been an experience for him, because the Home was…

Yemi and Friends Visit

On the 8th of September, Yemi Adedeji, Aima and Emi Ohiwerei, Victor Aboh and Olutayo Adeyinka visited the Home of Fair Life Africa on a special mission – to revamp its garden!  They came armed with a gardener, some tools and lots of cheerfulness!  The potentially burdensome task was turned into a thing of play,…

TJF Visits The Home

On the 13th of September, 2012, Fair Life Africa received a warm visit from our friends at Tosin Jegede Foundation (TJF).  TJF is a young non-profit organisation that specialises in education.  It initiated the 1Child1Book programme, which strives to place a book in the hands of every Nigerian child.  Its founder, Tosin Jegede, is also…