These are the impactful social events that happened last Christmas
Christmas 2019 was a season of joy and love with many organizations across Nigeria and West Africa holding and organizing various charity events. Here are some of the special and impactful events that happened in 2020 across West Africa. THE MAKOKO DREAM SCHOOL https://www.instagram.com/p/B6qB825lZCw/ As an organization in Lagos Nigeria, The Makoko Dream has a mission to be the pioneer organization leading the urban-slum development and transformation in sub-Saharan Africa until it becomes a place of solace to both locals and internationals. However, during the festive period of December 2019, The Makoko Dream 2019 Christmas Party was an awesome event. Over 700 packs of food were given to Makoko children and 1 child was given a 1-year Scholarship. The Makoko Dream further awarded 16 Families with 16 Christmas boxes of Noodles and also awarded 5 outstanding volunteers, teachers and community heads for their collective efforts in promoting the Makoko Dream’s…
Echoes of Their Voices – The Rebirth of Liah
She had gone to find out the reason for the heavy, husky sounds and moans she had heard, but looking through a tiny hole, she got the biggest shock of her life; her aunt’s husband and his own younger sister, right on her aunt’s matrimonial bed! Now, what could Liah do to stop this from becoming her own fate?
Sandra Ajaja: working on FemPower Initiative Africa for women in STEM
The fight for an equal world is not for a few. I urge us all to do more. None of us is free until all of us are free.
She only wanted to help people with special needs but this is what she’s done
While working with people with special needs, Grace noticed that there were vulnerable groups in her society, with a high percentage of them living in poverty. She mobilized a group to fight with her
The Isaac Somto Foundation
My name is Isaac Somtochukwu Jideonwor and I’m from Delta State, Nigeria. I’m a blogger, writer, graphic designer, and student. The journey of The Isaac Somto Foundation started a year ago. I had finished writing a poem and looked for a platform to post aside Facebook, I wanted a platform “African inclined”. I didn’t see any that offered budding writers like myself that very platform. So, I met with some young writers (Lucky Ebere, Abdulwahab Ashimi, etc.) and told them of my plans and they agreed to join me and we worked as a team to build the platform. We received submissions and we published, we decided to do a series called “Discovering Africa” and started with writing articles about Africa but we didn’t go far with that so we just set up a page and posted African history from time to time. As a graphic designer, I know…
Kouakou Jean-Desire Kouassi: From not having a computer to loving digital marketing
After few months of intensive self-training marked by all-night learning and practices, squatting in rooms and sharing computers, I made some progress and I was able to make a poster and some flyers for our concert! And I got my first computer! This was the beginning of an endless passion for the digital world.
Uket Friday is the young civil servant who still makes out time for community service
I was employed at the age of 19, to some young persons it was a life achievement. I mean what more would any young Nigerian ask for after being employed into the federal civil service at such a young age?
Street Priests’ Erupt 2019 competition for creatives open: win up to N200,000
ERUPT 2019 is an online campaign that seeks to engage a diverse group of creatives across all art genres; basically anything that is a form of creative art expression.
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As unemployment and corruption grows in Senegal, young people trickle into Italy
“I am lucky to be alive. Some of my friends died on our way here in 2017. I don’t like to talk about it. It is really hard for me. I want to forget,” Mbaye told Eric. Mbaye and Mornyang are among thousands of undocumented African youth in Europe who are constantly fleeing the economic hardship in their region. Eric Kafui Okyerefo tells the story of their lives. A story of hope and hardship.
Here comes the artsy evolution of Odion Tobi and his designs
“I grew up in the city of Lagos, the hurly burly lifestyle can be really annoying but it inspires me each day.“ This young man went from not knowing how to use a laptop to working on 2D / 3D / 4D designs for banks and more. Read about his evolution.
Angel Opoku says the free jobs “didn’t bring in much” and this is why
As the youngest person on the team, I did a lot of work, from designing church fliers to fixing microphones and some sound engineering. I genuinely enjoyed it all.
More about the #DearDancer Project
The Dear Dancer project is aimed at pointing dancers towards preventive and alternative medicine, including imbibing an overall healthy lifestyle
This fashion blogger born with cerebral palsy has a different story and she’s kicking it towards blogging for Vogue
“What makes my story different is that I was born with cerebral palsy and most times when I tell people I’m a fashion blogger, they’re shocked because it’s rare.”
Assumpta Idaka narrates her story and love for fashion.