Slum to School Africa Project

Every second that ticks, millions of children across Africa and the world may never have that opportunity to get primary education. Many could be due to the lack of proper orientation and access to schools, others could be due to social constraints such as conflicts, early marriages, disabilities while the majority say its poverty. UNESCO estimates 57 million children globally are not in school; over 10 million of these are Nigerian children, the highest National rate in the world.

As part of efforts at combating this trend, the Slum To School Africa Project took its education enrolment campaign to the Makoko Area of Lagos. About 360 school age children who were hitherto not in school were enrolled in school, most from the fishing community, on the river side of Makoko, Yaba, Lagos.

About 500 primary school pupils from various parts of Makoko were there to welcome the newly enrolled pupils. Headteachers, teachers and politicians from the area notable among whom were Honourable Francis Samson, community leader and representative from the Yaba Area Council, Alase Francis Agotan, Head of Baale, Baale Daniel Hungbeji, Victor Barnabas Balogun and Iyalode Mary Gbetohomen.

Most of the newly enrolled pupils had been out of school according to Mr Otto Orondaam, head of the NGO, due to poverty, ignorance and apathy on the part of the parents of the children. Mr Otto also mentioned that "this is the third edition of the programme". Two had taken place earlier in Epe and Bariga areas of the state. Otto also seized the opportunity to thank his stakeholders who donated school items like bags, books, tables, chairs and other educational needs.

Most of the parents expressed joy that their children were going back to school. Iyalode Mary Gbetohomen enthused that, the initiative that Slum to School Africa has brought to Makoko is very laudable. The Makoko edition of the Slum to School Africa programme also featured music, dance and cultural display in Egun, Yoruba and English.

As a volunteer driven organization, Slum2School Africa over the last year has attracted over 1000 volunteers from over 15 countries who have given in their time to ensure that they bring hope to vulnerable children in remote communities and slums across Nigeria and Africa.

http://www.slumtoschool.org

Reporting by Biyi Akinsola, Editing by Ayodeji Jeremiah

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Sebeccly - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

For the third time in a row, Sebeccly has rolled out her breast helplines, social media and online information centre. The cancer information centre is a cancer information resource, whereby callers can make enquiries on breast health and cancer. Callers are educated on cancer screening guidelines,provided with available cancer information and facilities available. Callers with breast abnormalities are free to walk in to our office for a free consultation/checks and are referred to an approved institution.

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The Nigeria I See

The Nigeria I See

Share with us your dreams of a better nation

Its Nigeria’s 53^rd anniversary - the celebration of the independence of any nation should mark a progressive development in all indexes of growth in the said nation. That may not entirely be the story of Nigeria. Year in and out, we have read countless articles of how things are not working out in the country. Usually, it is the same story; no power, unemployment, bad roads, corruption, tribalism and insecurity. But that is not all there is to us. Our independence should celebrate who we are; our strength, unity in diversity, our rich culture and heritage. We should beam the light and embrace us as we are while forging ahead. Yes, nothing may be working but e go better.

Muttallab aside, (Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab is the 23year old wanna be terrorist who failed to detonate a bomb to blow up a US Northwest Flight 253 with hundreds of passengers on board traveling from Amsterdam-Schipol airport to Detroit, Michigan, USA), we still have many great men and women who have done us proud as a nation.

We have the likes of Soyinka, Achebe, Ben Okri, Ola Rotimi and Chiamanda Adichie  who have done us proud in the literary world. Just this year, we became African sports champion after a team of home based players beat other world class players to win the African Nations Cup. The list is endless.

There’s always something to smile about no matter how dark the clouds maybe. Though it hurts that over fifty years since the colonial masters left, we are still grappling with many self afflicted problems. While some quarters hold that corruption is the main cause of our problems, others say we shouldn’t have gotten our independence when we did. Our leaders today simply do not share the ideals and values of our freedom fighters and over fifty years, we can’t beat our chest yet to a job well done.

In our hypocritical nature, we hide under the blankets of religion. Even that is no longer working and has equally backfired in our faces. Truth be told, the average man may not see a reason to celebrate because nothing has changed and the future looks bleak.

But we must move on. Giving up is not even an option. What is the Nigeria you see? Share with us the Nigeria of your dreams for publication in the upcoming October Independence Anniversary edition of TIMELESS Magazine.

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Brian Tracy in Nigeria for the ''The Remarkable Leaders’ Conclave''

US-based leadership and personal success expert, Brian Tracy, will be in Nigeria from August 26 to 31, 2013 for The Remarkable Leaders' Conclave and Business Workshops organized by Brimass, one of Nigeria’s fastest growing business support company.

The conclave and seminar tour, which has the theme “The Making of Innovative Leaders: Winning Leadership Strategies for Building World-Class Organisations and Societies” will hold in Lagos, Abuja and Benin.
While in the country, the world-renowned speaker and business thinker will share his time-tested tips on issues that continue to advance management science and develop cutting-edge tools and frameworks to help businesses transform their ideas into products and successfully bring those products to market.

According to the founding partner and Chief Operating Officer of Brimass, Stephen Ojji, during this event, over 4,000 delegates including entrepreneurs, business executives, political leaders, decision makers in government agencies, students and emerging leaders will have the opportunity to listen to and interact with Brian at six different summits over a two day period, in addition to more than 10 exclusive sessions and private seminars for interested organisations.

Ojji said the workshop, which will also provide opportunity for participants to network with leaders from public and private sectors as well as non-profit experts “is going to be an exciting and dynamic event that will allow participants to become professionals with keen insights into what makes a strong, innovative and successful leader whether in business or in politics. Attendees of this conclave will make the leap to extraordinary performance, innovation, and influence at work and in life.”

Explaining the objective of the conclave, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of Brimass, Ogho Emore, said the Remarkable Leaders' Conclave aims to help Nigerian business and political leaders to rise above the expectations of the people while also equipping ordinary people to be the best and brightest tomorrow's business and political leaders.

Emore said the 2013 Remarkable Leaders' Conclave will help participants to become more productive entrepreneurs and employees, adding that Brian will be teaching his best productivity secrets and giving ideas that will help delegates take their leadership in business and politics to the next level.

The itinerary of the visit released by Brimass show that on August 26 (Day 1), Brian will speak at two sessions at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja. On the second day, he will be in Lagos at the Lagos Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island, where he will also speak at three sessions. He will also be speaking to Alumni members of the Lagos Business School on Wednesday morning. He is billed to speak at the Benson Idahosa University on Saturday morning which will bring the seminar tour to a close.

Brian Tracy is Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, a company specializing in the training and development of individuals and organizations. He has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 55 other countries worldwide. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year.