Yattiyr expresses her mission statement to the Honourable Commissioner of Education, Hajia Bilikisu Oniyangi

It is said that the world is run by those willing to sit until the end of meetings and with such zeal, our convener had a fruitful meeting with the director of schools in Kwara state..

Either be a bridge or build a bridge!

A monthly seminar in public secondary school. Theme: #Background Guest speaker: Ms Obanisola Olawunmi (MBBS)

As frail as this topic sounds, it carries heavy weights in the minds of leaders and others who know the importance. Like on a normal day, online activities ensued on the group page, I observed the heightened level of jovial rapport going on amongst my team members, by the way, this is very important for the progress of the team and organization at large. One key virtue I have always observed a model of mine, Mr Mike Oladipo display is Enthusiasm, he’s never downtrodden even in the face of obvious challenges, I mean his level of humor and enthusiasm is so high that it can be felt over the phone and in fact is easily contagious. Having this knowledge, I decided to throw the question open to my team members to know what they felt about the virtue they so much exude, that gives the group such a relishing cologne. Here are a few responses, note that they were all borne out of spontaneity…

He is a final year medical student of the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, with a great sense of passion for purpose discovery and quality leadership. He has served in numerous leadership capacities across the board. He hosted a novel leadership conference in 2017 with over 400 students in attendance from six (6) different Universities in Nigeria. This astoundingly impactful conference that birthed several leaders in the institution and beyond today was facilitated by renowned leaders and speakers such as Prof. S.K Ernest, Prof. O.A Mokuolu, Prof. Feyi Adepoju, Pastor Ken Habuh-Rajan (COZA), Dr A.A Adeyeye, Dr Michael Olugbile amongst others. He is a successful student-preneur who runs a business named the Doxa Inspired Prints, likewise he is a ‘gritter’ of mentorship and convener of an initiative; Doxa mentoring which is currently in two varsities and still expanding in base. It was indeed a privilege to have him facilitate our monthly online lecture. Kindly dig the gold from the mine as we summarize the lecture below.

‘The past, the present and the future are really one: they are today’– Harriet Beecher Stowe Unarguably, the actions we take today are the foundations of our future. We create our own future and that is to say we reap what we sow. We are the employed architects of our own lives and the future that awaits us is the one we are creating now. Therefore, in order to have the lives we have envisioned, there is something we need to remember ‘Our future starts today’. As Abraham Lincoln once said ‘the best way to predict your future is to create it’. The reality is that none of us knows what is going to happen in our future, but the actions we take in our present can give us an idea of how our future is being shaped.

One Child On Whom The Future Lies! Quality education is one that provides all learners with capabilities they require to become economically productive, develop sustainable livelihoods, contribute to peaceful and democratic societies and enhance individual well-being. Quality education enables people to develop all of their attributes and skills to achieve their potential as human beings and members of the society. Quality education is a right and a necessity. When you support quality education you give a child limitless possibilities and a country future stability. High education levels are strongly associated with better career opportunities, higher earnings, good health and wellbeing, thus education can be said to be the foundation for a successful life. However, children receive unequal access to quality education.

In lieu of our undying pursuit for quality education at secondary school level especially for indigent students in public secondary schools in Ilorin, the organization visited the Oke Ose secondary school, Oke ose, Ilorin East local Government, kwara state, Nigeria. The school which serves two adjoining communities (i.e Oke ose and the Dangiwa communities) comprises the Junior Secondary and Senior secondary arms. The school is well constructed and ‘anastomotically’ situated to serve the two communities mentioned earlier. There were about one hundred and thirty (130) students in attendance with the exception of the SS3 students who were absent mostly because they had completed their final SSCE. The management of the school was warm, welcoming and receptive, this gave a smooth ride for our endeavors.

Meet Toyyib Abdulkareem: He is the convener of the wellbeing initiative, a member of the Global Shapers community, board member of the African Tobacco Free Initiative (ATFI), a Yali fellow, and a member of the WHO community of practice on non-communicable diseases, there is much more to him than can be contained in this description.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world – Nelson Mandela What a burden! on a faithful day, at one of the canteens in school; College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, I met this little girl working as a maid who conversed well with me in English language, she was smart, sharp and full of potential.