The Rising Star

Empowering Teachers, Building Sustainable Societies

By Emeke Ndego “Empowering Teachers, building sustainable societies” is the World Teacher’s Day slogan for 2015. Monday October 5th was a day set aside to honour Teachers for their contributions to the human race. A teacher is one who must pass on the new generation all the valuable information of centuries without prejudice. Like candles…

Innovation and Value Creation in a Fast Paced World

Our latest GlobalGiving Report was written by Emeke Ndego, our versatile Administrator. CLICK HERE to view the original report. It takes sheer ingenuity to get anyone’s attention these days. From the economy to technology, arts or sports, everything seems to be moving at an alarming speed and sometimes it feels like you’re running a hundred…

Football, Fathers and Fair Life Africa

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…

Children in Crisis

(Written by Njideka Raleke-Obiora) Our field workers can be found out most days diligently scouting for children, with hidden talents, to be assessed for adoption into our Disadvantage To Advantage Initiative. The amount of time and energy put into this work is something only someone with real passion for the needy can do. In the process,…

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…

A Hero And A Survivor (Song)

Originally posted on Grace and Truth:
Disadvantaged from birth, life has been a struggle. Searching all my life for some kind of a breakthrough. Thank God for skills and blessings, despite the hustle. Trials and testing is making me more like You… “I want a hero! I’m going to find one. I will not stop,…

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…

February’s Newsletter is Out!!!

Every month, we like to update all our friends and supporters on our work, and celebrate those who have really made a difference through their contributions. The e-newsletter is published at the end of each month, and we encourage all our friends to subscribe, and help us spread the message. Thank you for supporting the cause!…