The Rising Star

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…

Blessed To Bless

Check out our latest GlobalGiving Report, Blessed To Bless 🙂 Do follow the link to check out the pictures and /or give a donation. Thanks for your support that keeps us going. *** For Children’s Day this year, our kids organised a fundraiser to raise funds to give back to those less fortunate in their…

Give Time. Give Money. Give Food Stamps.

There are many ways to give to make life better for others, and our children are learning that everyone can be a giver. We used the occasion of Children’s Day to ask the children and our friends and supporters, “What is in your hand?” That was really quite empowering for our kids, who realised that…

What Is In Your Hand?

We’ve just published our latest Global Giving Report, and we are happy to share it with you! We hope you are inspired by it, and consider what is in your hand 🙂 Read this and our other reports at http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/18330/updates *** There’s a Bible story that is popularly told in Churches to encourage people to…

It’s Always An Awesome Time Sharing Love!

Written by Emeke Ndego and Ufuoma E-Ashogbon On Saturday 17th February, we hosted our third Valentine’s Brunch for the FLA Kids and their friends and sponsors at our Centre in Jakande, Lekki. We always relish the chance of celebrating with our children! Our parties provide an avenue for them to catch up on old times…

Seven Things I Loved About This Summer

Actually, there were seven special days of this summer that I love to remember. It was the FLA Summer Camp 2017!!! These annual camps usually present an opportunity for fun and learning. Just so I clarify the learning part, it’s not the regular academic work, as the rigours of preparing and writing the third term…

Interview With Our First Valedictorian

Read our latest approved GlobalGiving report! *** Our report today comes in a different format. We thought it is about time you hear from the mouths of the children we support together, directly, so we are carrying out our first ever interview with an FLA Kid. She also happens to be the first Valedictorian among our…

Reach For The Sky!

That’s our theme for this year’s Summer Programme with the FLA Kids. We’re got another amazing week planned for the children, to impart them with wisdom, knowledge and understanding that will enable to them reach for the sky and achieve their potentials! Last year’s theme was ‘Thinking Outside The Box’, and we were worried (just…

The Focus On Girls!

It’s been a long minute… But we’re still here. Still doing what we love to do! Here’s our most recent update to GlobalGiving. Thanks for all your support 🙂 *** Our previous Initiative, Care Continuity Challenge, focused on street boys for the three and a half years duration it ran for, though we intended to…