Future Begins Now

As Nigeria is celebrating her 58th birthday today, her children is looking up to the prevailing system with the hope of getting their chunk of the blessings of the land which makes light of the legacy of education. The interest of the Nigerian child in education is very low and this is majorly because of the kind of picture that has been placed in front of them over the years. We would disrupt t hat picture by injecting our love and knowledge into these ones for the next 6 months. We will continue to press the buttons of development from the public secondary schools by providing mentors for these young ones. The train has moved already. Our face is set like a flint. 500 students, 6 months. 

In the education sector, there are 4 major stakeholders and they are the government (public or private), teachers, parents and students. The government is the most powerful while the students are the most important. Corporate organizations and individuals involved in the education sector must be able to identify where they want to focus on. As much as these 4 major stakeholders have points of int ersection, they can also be treated exclusively. The government is the most difficultly influenced, next are the teachers and this is because they are largely under the armpit of the presiding government, so there is little that can be done on them directly. However, there are still ways of entering into that sphere to cause change. For example, Teach For Nigeria (TFN) focuses on teachers in a very unique way that has produced a lot of impact. Parents have the least influence in the education world while students are the ones that can be influenced the most and that's why I think more p...

Dear Kofi, You started from where we are. The very spot where we are, And you won Dear Kofi, You fought the battles. The very battles we are fighting, And you won. Dear Kofi, You ran this race. This very race we are running, And you won. Dear Kofi, You walked our streets. The very street we are walking, And you won. Dear Kofi, You faced the fears. The very ones that makes us shiver, And you won. Dear Kofi, You have given us hope To start, fight, run, walk And face our fears Dear Kofi, The best tribute to you Is to let you know that We are winning!