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The summary report of our 2018 programmes, featuring photo splashes, videos and detailed report can be assessed in our website and Facebook pages:
- Humanitarian Service Day Support (Valentine Day
Programme (February 14th))
Title: Humanitarian Service Support
Venues: General Hospital Female Ward and Charitas Orphanage & Widowhood Foundation, both in Igando / Ikotun LCDA under Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria.
Date of Event: February 14, 2018
The February 14th Event has become an annual programme and from previous annual reports, it appears that each year, our programme begins with this particular programme. It can be very exciting when you find yourself meeting the need of others.
February 14, is the day set aside by our foundation to reach out to some special people in a humanitarian manner. Leadership Foundation for African Girl Child and Women observes this special day on February, by visiting an orphanage home and a government owned hospital’s female ward. The places we visited in 2018 were situated in Igandu/ Ikotun Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State.
The names of the special places we visited with gift items on that special day were, Charitas Orphanage & Widowhood Foundation and Igando General Hospital’s Female & Casualty Wards. The Foundation’s team spent time with the children in the home, had discussions with them and gave them gift items. It was an amazing experience, watching the children in the orphanage home, play and receive our care support in addition to the gift items, which made our day memorable.
In similar manner, we spent some time with the female patients in the Female Hospital Ward, showing them as much care and love as we could and we gave them gifts as well. The patients in the ward were really grateful. However, the most exciting experience was how some people left their jobs to offer care to others who were not privileged enough to help themselves at that moment. New volunteers joined us confessing that what we were doing was amazing and needful. Last year’s humanitarian day was real fun and memorable! We appreciate our sponsors who made our outing a huge success.
- Title: Building Winning Attitude To Girl – Child Development
Venue: Uyo in Akwa Ibom State, (South – South Nigerian Geopolitical Zone)
Date of Event: February 23, 2018
The Third Edition of Building Winning Attitude To Girl – Child Development was held in February 23, 2018 at Adia Obong Secondary School, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria representing South South Nigerian Geopolitical Zone. The programme targets teenage girls and requires huge financial support. The programme supports the overall development of teenage secondary school girls. Leadership Foundation For African Girl Child And Women collaborated with African Family Support Foundation, NAPTIP (a government agency that prohibits human trafficking in Nigeria), Adia Obong Secondary School (the venue school) and UNFPA (an international agency that has interest in the development of girls) in getting the programme done. The girls benefited from the presentations made, interactive session, questions and answers among others. They asked some challenging questions on how to handle issues such as human trafficking, abuse, low-self image and manage their failures among others. It was a very memorable experience, listing and discussing their present issues were quite revealing. They were grateful and we were happy we did. Our appreciation goes to our sponsors and the collaborated teams; you mean so much to us! Together we can win.
- Title: Catch Them Young Programmes
Venue: Winning Youth school Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria.
Date of Event: February 26, 2018.
In the month of February, we visited Winning Youth School at Aba Road in Umuahia, Abia state on our way back from Uyo, Akwa Ibom Programme. Leadership awareness was created among the girls and an interactive session was held. The girls were happy and they enjoyed the programme. They showed so much interest in becoming future leaders. Another programme would be planned for them especially now that our Elite Girls Leadership Enhancement Programme is progressing, where girls are expected to lead from where they are. Sharing our time with them was a great honour.
Venue: Cedars World Nursery and Primary School, Surulere, Lagos, Date of Event: March 7, 2018.
On March 7, 2018, the management of Cedars World Nursery and Primary School, Surulere, Lagos State in collaboration with our foundation organised an interactive session for girls in the school during their Gender Week. It was interesting, leadership awareness was created and they were taught how to navigate their life issues. The girls were happy and asked many questions which revealed their different learning levels and understanding. They enjoyed the programme and were greatly inspired on how to live and take ownership of their lives.
Venue: Children Department Church (Girls) TREM Ejigbo
Date of Event: April 29, 2018
On April 29, 2018, the children church department of TREM Ejigbo in collaboration with our foundation organised an interactive session for the girl children in the church. The Executive Director, Leadership Foundation for African girl child and women (Mrs Viola Okoro) was part of the team that handled the session. It was quite revealing and interesting. The children were happy that we shared our time with them and they learned new things that can help them navigate some life issues.
Title: Children’s Day Celebration
Venue: Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Primary and Secondary school Umuahia
Date of Event: May 28, 2018.
May 27th popularly known as the Children’s Day fell on a Sunday in 2018. Due to Sunday was a weekend, many schools celebrated the event on Monday being 28 and others at their convenient day within the week. MOUAUWA foundation headed by the University Vice Chancellor’s wife, a University Foundation set up to empower girls and women organised this year’s Children’s Day Celebration in collaboration with. Leadership Foundation for African Girl Child and Women. The event was organised for the University Primary and Secondary School students in their various environs. The turnout of students was huge and impressive both in the primary and secondary sessions of the event. The Executive Director of our foundation Mrs Viola Okoro represented her organisation, The Host, Vice Chancellor’s wife (Barr. (Mrs) Bertha N. Otunta was present with other important dignitaries. In spirit of collaboration our organisation handled the workshop and mentoring session of the programme which were centred on parenting, leadership and digital literacy from kid’s perspective. The children were happy and made a common request in the programme. They are pleading to parents to spend little time with them to enable them experience a balanced parenting and the genuine love of parents. It was very exciting exploring how children would parent if given the opportunity, it was real fun.
Venue: Bertha Bright Kids Academy Afikpo, Ebonyi State
Date: May 30, 2018
The fun of Children’s Day Celebration took us to Bertha Bright Kids Academy Afikpo, Ebonyi State. The management of the school, the programme host Barr. Bertha N. Otunta in collaboration with Leadership Foundation for African Girl Child and Women organised the event for children of the school and other schools around. Our foundation handled the leadership mentoring and workshop sessions as their support for the event. It was fun, watching children express themselves.
Title: International Day of Girls
Venue: Cedars World Nursery and Primary School, Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria.
Date of Event: October 11, 2018
This is an annual programme, a day set aside by United Nations to celebrate girls all over the world. The 2018 edition of this programme was organised by the venue school in collaboration with our foundation for Cedars World students and other schools around. It was a fun filled day and very impactful as well. The children performed their best and learned how to be empowered as well. The venue school’s contribution was huge in making this year’s event memorable. The media and an International agency (UNFPA) were present.
Title: The International Girl Child Day Live Studio Interview
Venue: NTA 2 Lagos
Date of Event: October 11, at 7.00 pm news.
During the news hour of Nigerian Television Authority 2 (NTA 2) Lagos on The International Day of Girl Child, The Executive Director of our Foundation (Mrs Viola E. OKORO) was interviewed on the way forward for the African Girl Child putting into consideration many challenges that affect her development and the interview video clip can be accessed in any of our media pages.
Title: Meetings
Venue: United Nations Information Centre, Lagos, Nigeria.
Date: August 28, 2018
Several meetings were held with our collaborating team, volunteers and the management of our foundation deliberating on ways to render quality and effective services to humanity. However, the United Nations Information Centre monthly dialogue was centred on strategies that would make gender equality in Nigeria achievable by 2030. It was a stakeholders meeting and most invited organisations were present and the meeting served as a wakeup call to realising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 5). Realising the SDG 5 was the core discussion in the August Monthly Dialogue, which is important to our foundation.
AWARDS
The Executive Director of our foundation (Mrs Viola E. OKORO received two awards in 2018.
- Title: Humanitarian Service Award
Venue: Celebration Gardens International, Isaac John Street, GRA Ikeja, Lagos.
Date of Event: June 24, 2018
Symbol of Hope Foundation (NGO) on their 5th International Women’s Day Award Dinner honoured Mrs Viola E. OKORO with a Humanitarian Service Award in recognition of Leadership Foundation For African Girl Child And Women selfless service to humanity.
- Title: Award of Gratitude
Venue: Rotary Club of Okota, District 9110, Nigeria
Date of Event: August 4, 2018.
An Award of Gratitude was presented to Viola E. OKORO (Mrs), Executive Director, Leadership Foundation For African Girl Child and Women after delivering speech on “Challenges of Parenting The 21ST Century Child”. The event held during the installation of Rotarian Cajetan Odoemena Awuja (KSM) as The 32ND President of Rotary Club of Okota District 9110, Nigeria on Saturday August 4, 2018. Many professional men and women were present and the speech changed some parents’ parenting mind set because some parents from the audience actually acknowledged gaining new parenting techniques and knowledge that can grow the present century child.
Title: Book Launch
Venue: TREM International Head Quarter Church, Obanikoro Lagos
Date: December 1, 2018
The Board of Trustees, Leadership Foundation For African Girl Child And Women launched the book titled:”Effective Approaches To Parenting A Super Girl” by Viola E. OKORO (Mrs), Executive Director of the foundation.
The book was written to create more awareness on the need for proper parenting of the girl child and also empowered girl children with the right information required to tackle the menace of sexual abuse challenges they may encounter during their development. According to readers, the book is phenomenal and timely due to its problem solving nature and it was written out of experience and proffers guidelines on how to navigate the present day to day challenges associated with parenting. The book has really been appreciated by most parents and schools that went through it. She wrote the book out of her personal experience and the experience she had interacting with girls among others. We are glad, the book is adding value to many lives especially, the girl child.
Title: Death
The Board of Trustees, Management and Volunteers of Leadership Foundation For African Girl child And Women lost a BOT member of the Foundation named Mrs Patricia Chinyere Adebambo on May 11, 2018 and she has been buried in June. May God reward her selfless service on earth and grant her eternal rest. Amen.
Note: All our programmes are free for girls and women and mentoring girls is one on one basis. This can be done through online or offline depending on proximity and urgency.
Train Women Train Nations Project is ongoing although, most women didn’t return the loan without interest given to them however; we would keep on trying until we get a team out of them that can change others because their transformation can actually come from within.
SCHOLARSHIPS
The tuition scholarship is ongoing and supporting the girl child progressive development is ongoing as well. We register students for WAEC/ NECO exams depending on availability of funds because the registration is sponsored by individuals.
INCONCLUSIVE PROGRAMME:
The Elite Girls Leadership Enhancement Programme is still in progress although, much has not been done in that regard. However, the main focus of our programmes this year would be on that.
Our honest appreciation goes to our team members, volunteers, fans and sponsors. Without you, it wouldn’t have been very easy for us to achieve our goals. Please join us to make the world a beautiful place! We are waiting for you! We need more hands. Please inbox us if, you would like to be part of our team.
Our details can be accessed from our website for those who would like to join or sponsor us. Our programmes are FREE!
OUR 2019 PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHT
- February 14 is Our Humanitarian Day Service; we will visit the less-privileged ones in our community to share our corporate love.
- MARCH 8 is International Women’s Day
- October 11 is the International Girl-Child Day Celebration.
- Elite Girls Leadership Enhancement Programme (Transforming Africa through girl child leadership).
- We would try as much as we can to continue with some of our ongoing programmes but we are going to concentrate more on the Elite Girls Leadership Enhancement programme.
- Other programmes may come up especially programmes that require collaboration and other stakeholders planning input.
- The dates of the programmes could be adjusted if the need arises.
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