Why We Are Providing Mentors For Students In Ibadan

According to Newton, if you don’t apply an external force to an object, it will remain on the same spot or maintain its course. Following the trends of happenings in the secondary schools, we have found out that students do not have the pictures that inspire academic excellence before them. They are constantly faced with people who have gone the wrong way and picture education to them as not so important.

That trend has produced a lot of young minds who are under-utilizing their potentials on the streets. Thuggery has become the big thing in town. Cultism is not out of the game as Olu Igbo and Itu have become well established gangs in the secondary schools. Students now have parents who are proud of being garage boys.

Future Begins Now is not going to sit back and watch this trend continue. Something will be done about it and that is why we are providing a different picture for these students. We want them to see that it is still possible to become academically excellent and grow up to be responsible citizens of Nigeria.

We did it last session where we provided mentors for 125 students in Ibadan. This session, we are giving 500 students mentors for 6 months. These mentors will provide the needed push for the students towards a goal that is noble and admirable.

You can join the mentors by contacting us on any of our social media platforms. The future will not begin when we ‘grow up’. The future has started! Future begins now!

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