It’s been a tough year for Mary, but it seems she has a guardian angel… Mary met her sponsor, Yinka, for the first time at our Valentine’s Brunch, which held at Foodies, Lekki, this year. They had time to chat and get to know more about each other, and Mary shared about some of her…
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Our Independence Celebration Outing to Terra Kulture
This year, in honour of Independence Day, we took the FLA Kids on another outing to Terra Kulture on Sunday the 29th of September, to enjoy a culturally insightful drama, titled “Night Food”. It was an interesting comedy, depicting the typical African family. 25 of our children were able to attend, and they all enjoyed…
FLA Summer Programme 2019 – Leaders Of Tomorrow, Today!
We would like to announce that our Summer Camp Programme, themed “Leaders of Tomorrow, Today”, will be coming up from the 5th through the 11th of August, this year. The summer programme is aimed at enlightening the FLA Kids on different topical issues concerning the Nigerian politics today, how it affect their day to day…
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…
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…
Valentine Brunch Party 2017
We believe by now you would have stumbled on a short video clip of Ramon and another FLA Kid rocking it out on the dance floor with different moves which got everyone cheering on. If you’ve not, please click HERE to watch! Well, that was just a tip of the iceberg of what transpired at FLA’s…
FLA Rising Stars – Meet Ramon
This is a story about why we must never judge a book by its cover! Many times, you have to take a chance on someone, believe in them and help them see and achieve their potential. When you do, they start to believe in themselves, and they will apply themselves to succeed. Ramon was 17…
FLA Rising Stars – Meet Ibukun
Last year, we met the young, beautiful and lovely Ibukun, while doing our search for children with talents to take part in our first of its kind Talent Search Competition, in partnership with Ultima Limited. Ibukun is a passionate young lady of 16 years, who loves acting and started acting in Church and in School, when…
Chronicles of a Social Worker – The Beauty of Dreams
A better car, a better house, better grades… The list is endless as to what every individual wants in life. Human want is insatiable. There’s never a state of utopia as different stages of our lives demands we go higher than our current levels. Every significant movement up the ladder of progress has its share…
Chronicles of a Social Worker – Fighting Poverty Through Education
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela The United Nations’ International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is celebrated every year on October 17th and this year’s theme was Overcoming Extreme Poverty. According to Irina Bokova, the Director General of UNESCO, ending poverty is not…
Chronicles of a Social Worker – In Need Of A Miracle
‘We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.’ – Maya Angelou Walt Disney’s animated stories are always fun to watch. Take the evergreen story of Cinderella for instance. A young lady finds herself at the mercy of her cruel step-mother and step-sisters after her father unexpectedly dies. Despite her circumstances, she refuses…
The Rising Star 