By Victoria Amadi
To commemorate the International World Charity Day, Dreams From the Slum, a non-governmental organisation, has embarked on an empowerment initiative to make children living in the slum have access to education through mentorship and empowerment.
The initiative titled: ‘SmartinSchool’, was part of the organisation’s efforts to effect paradigm shift between children in school and children out of school.
Educational materials such as notebooks, school bags, school uniforms, textbooks, sandals, math-set,ball pens, pencils, socks were donated to over 200 school children in Nursery, Primary and Secondary schools.
Founder, Dreams From the Slum, Isaac Omoleye at the event, said he was raised in Ajegunle and was driven out of school many times because he could not afford a book and notepad but was privileged to access academic scholarship.
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“I missed school and at a certain age, I was finally driven out of school. I was only privileged to continue my education because someone gave me a full academic scholarship. So that was part of the reasons I said no, I was going to move forward and that was how Dreams from the Slum came about.
“We understand that when children go to school in torn uniforms or without basic educational materials, it will affect their self-esteem. So, we want every child to actually resume school in the new session being ‘Smartinschool”.
He said the project became a reality through partnership with The True and Pure Religion Foundation, LEAP Africa, Ija Foundation, Lagos Food Bank, Delifrost and Adlai Heroes Foundation. These organisations ensured that impacts were made in the lives of children living in Ajegunle.
Dream From the Slum, through its tuition-free school, enrolled 50 children into school under a school session scholarship.
Organisations like LEAP Africa, Adlai Heroes Foundation, IJa Foundation adopted a kid each.
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