The Rising Star

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!…

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 Mistake Or A Learning Opportunity?

(Written by Ladun Ogunbanjo) I think it would be adequate to say that we, as curious individuals, have all gone through that stage in our lives where we question or regret the choices we have made. Often, we label it as ‘a mistake’, but maybe it is more than that. Of course everyone has gone…

When They’re Ready

In my few years of working with street children, I’ve observed a certain phenomenon that I’d also observed in the many years I sought for a lasting relationship with a man. It will happen when they are ready, and not by your pushing. It’s a weird comparison, but thinking about the boys who we have…

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…

What if everyday was Valentine’s Day?

Written by Emeke Ndego St. Valentine’s Day never existed in my calendar growing up. I knew about Easter and Children’s day and days you would dress your best for a friend’s birthday party. Christmas, too, was so much fun. The ambiance and serenity of a festive season always left its print and was also a…

Effective Corrective Measures for Children

Kids can be cute and fun to be with, especially at the early stages, however when they start exploring, discovering things, and forming characters that distinguish their personalities, they can sometimes attempt to go beyond boundaries and try to defy our authority. All these can be frustrating to parents or carers, and we try out different ways of correcting them when…

Enforcing Good Habits; More Than What You Say

I will read more like Uncle Zizi; I will pray more like Uncle Zizi; I will study my bible more like Uncle Zizi TRY To keep quiet for Uncle Zizi to study Reproduced above is a “To Do List” made by a little girl from seeing her Uncle write his plans for the day over and over…