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We were very sad to receive a call from a family we support at Ajegunle, on Sunday, 19th April, about a fire outbreak that destroyed their home and community. Naomi and her mother lived in the notorious Dustbin Estate slum until a…
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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…
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Last year, during our Girl Empowerment Programme, which we did with SAGE Foundation, we met 12 year-old Mary. She’s a brilliant girl, who hails from Oyo State. She lives with her mother and three siblings in Jakande, Lekki, in Lagos state and…
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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…
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We’ve just published our latest Global Giving Report, and we are happy to share it with you! We hope you are inspired by it, and consider what is in your hand 🙂 Read this and our other reports at http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/18330/updates *** There’s…
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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! …
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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…
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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!…
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It’s been a long minute… But we’re still here. Still doing what we love to do! Here’s our most recent update to GlobalGiving. Thanks for all your support 🙂 *** Our previous Initiative, Care Continuity Challenge, focused on street boys for the…
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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…
Okay, this is a rant! I am so furious…well I was so furious earlier. I lost my temper…in front of my kids…on their outing to the pool today. It was just another day of dealing with the incompetence that is only acceptable in my country, Nigeria! For God’s […]
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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…
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The children of Fair Life Africa Foundation, aka the #FLAKids, cordially invite you to put on your dancing shoes and come party with them this Christmas, on the 22nd of December!!! Yes, they are putting on a show for you. It is…
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 […]
“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 […]
Grace and Truth 