For nine years, Home and Street Kids Welfare Initiative has remained committed to providing tuition-free education for children in street situations through The Oasis Academy in Ilorin, Kwara State. Over the years, we witnessed remarkable moments of growth, resilience, and hope among the children we served. Yet, deep within us, we knew that education alone …
Could you tell us a bit about yourself? I’m Eyiwumi Esther Eyitayo, a graduate of Mass Communication from Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo. I’m a writer, a blogger and an inspirational speaker. Why did you choose to volunteer with HSKi? I got to know about HSKi in February 2020, when I met Ma Funmi, the ED …
Could you tell us a bit about yourself? Certainly! My name is Martins, and I am a graduate of law from the prestigious Girne American University. In addition to my law degree, I also hold a master’s degree in Social Applied Psychology and have numerous experiences in dealing with vulnerable individuals in our society. From …
What is the plight of the Street Children at a time like this in Nigeria? Watch this space as we give echoes to their voices.
From all of us at HSKi, we wish our friends and partners a productive and fulfilling February.
HSKI organizes projects that allow her to gain access to the street community, having in mind the needs and lacks the street community. Due to the lockdown imposed by the government due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we had to put a hold on these projects. But then the lockdown extended to the Ramadan Season. Most …
Pastor Tony informed me we were to visit a Nigerian missionary in town; Pastor Mike, from Ogbomosho, Oyo State. I was happy to travel around the city. I expected to see lots of kids begging on the streets but was surprised to see only a few boys, leading their parents on the streets. Definitely not …
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Hello Dear Friends and Partners of HSKi. Sitting back to meditate on my life and work on the street for over 13 years counting: the events both the good, the bad and the ugly. Some I remembered and had a good laugh to myself while some, I can’t but shook my head and with some …
Ma Funmi! Ma Funmi!! Was all I was hearing, so many of them from all angles. People were staring at me as the multitude of the street kids came in their tens to hug me in pure love and not because of what I have to give them. I was an undergraduate …
We entered Niamey, Niger Republic well after 10:00 pm and was welcomed by the heat. Immediately, I realised I was no longer in Nigeria. I was taken to the mission quarters and shown my room. I woke up late the following morning and found Pastor Tony already in the kitchen making breakfast. I told him …
