Last Saturday, we invited the FLA Kids enrolled in our Disadvantage to Advantage Initiative to join us for a brunch at Woodgreen, Lekki. About half the children in attendance were not part of our last Valentine’s Brunch,which we held at Foodies Lekki in 2020, right before the lockdown. It was great to see so many…
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Valentine’s Day at Pinefield Schools
The world over, Valentine Day is a day set aside to show love, not just between couples, but to friends, family, and neighbors. In the spirit of love, Pinefield Schools, Lekki usually extend an invitation to their adopted children for their Annual Valentine’s Day Event. This year’s theme was ‘God is Love,’ with the text…
Just in Time for Christmas…
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…
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…
An Interview With Ramon The Artist
We’ve submitted our latest GlobalGiving report, and would love to share it with you. You can read it and our other reports by visiting our Project Page, where you can also make a donation towards our work. God bless you! *** Ramon was one of the top five winners of our Talent Search Competition with…
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…
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…
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…
The Rising Star 