I couldn’t face my friends so I went straight to my room without any feedback. Instead, I called my elder sister and bombarded her with how my day went. I was looking for someone to agree with me that I had tried my best but rather, she encouraged me. She advised I think about the …
One of the fathers threatened to hide one of the kids and go report at the police station that i kidnapped her…
We were more than excited going back to school. We spoke to our friends and roommates about the home school. Everything was looking so promising at this point. We got a blackboard and arranged for 3 computer systems alongside the writing materials. The kids started the countdown with their fingers showing they were really looking …
FINALLY THE DREAM WILL COME TO PASS TODAY! SO WE THOUGHT.Series 22. Read More »
Getting back to school, we started thinking of the best plan in getting through to the kids. I called a meeting of my friends and some of my previous team members, the situation was discussed and we decided to go ahead in purchasing the necessary materials needed for the home school. We put them in …
We mapped out our plan and decided to get local slates and start a home school for the kids at the slum. Fortunately for us, the following day was a public holiday so I went to the market in the purchase of the slates. I was surprised that most of the shops outside our university …
OUR FIRST TASTE OF CHALLENGE AT THE SLUM.Series 20. Read More »
Getting back to school, I met with each of my team members and narrated my experience with the mother and her boy and the fact that I will like us to make the street community especially the kids our priority and we should have a burning desire to help the needy They all showed sympathy …
After my classes the following day, I went straight to the campus gate to check on the boy and his mother but didn’t see them. I asked the people around, one of the kids begging around told me the mother is at home and that the legs of the little boy had swollen. I asked …
MY CURIOSITY LED ME TO DANGER ZONE! Chronicles of Ma Funmi,Season 18. Read More »
I continued to pay attention to the street kids at our campus gate but didn’t know how to start out a serious conversation with them. On a faithful Friday, I was leaving the school to go spend the weekend with my brother and his family in town when I saw a mother and her 3 …
HE GOT KNOCKED DOWN BY A CAR! Chronicles of Ma Funmi. Series 17 Read More »
Getting home that evening, I was shocked to hear our neighbours discussing on how evil and terrible the Niger Republic immigrants in Ibadan are and to think of it, most of the kids begging at our campus gate are from Niger and with this new information about them, I became troubled with the voice I …
I AM THE LORD GOD OF ALL FLES. Kids begging at our campus Series 16. Read More »
How Will it Look Like Having Them In School? A Billion naira question I asked myself countless times. June 2006, I resumed back to school and was faced with the challenge of getting accommodation inside the university campus. The laydown policy was “Only first year and final year stays in the school hostel while other …
“HOW WILL IT LOOK LIKE HAVING THEM IN SCHOOL?” Chronicles of Ma Funmi. Series 15. Read More »
