My experience at Grace Orphanage was a very interesting one. I was surprised at the rapid improvement in the health of the children. If there was one thing I can say about Grace Orphanage, it is that the kids are well taken care of, to the extent that I added flesh when I was leaving. …
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It was Thursday evening at Grace Orphanage home, I was helping the kids with their school assignment when we heard a knock at the gate. I excused myself and followed one other caregiver to see who the visitors were. It turned out to be a young man in a Toyota Camry. After exchanging pleasantries, he …
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The Orphanage became my home for the next 3 months. Unlike other caregivers, I wasn’t on shift and this gave me the privilege to bond with the kids and learn mostly through observations, the psychology of the people bringing gifts to the home. My first experience was my first Sunday at home. We were all …
I got the message clearly that (1) there are enough caregivers at Grace Orphanage, (2) That there are some kids without no caregivers whatsoever and that is where I should go. I said a prayer for God to lead me to where these kids are but then going to volunteer at the orphanage was …
Reflecting on our experience at the Juvenile Remand Home, we (my team and I) decided at our end of the year meeting that I go volunteer with an orphanage to really see how social institutions operate in Nigeria. If our experience with the kids at the Juvenile home is the norm or some kids are …
Getting back to campus, I told my friends about the incident. We were all sorry for the poor boy. The plight of the kids became our major concern especially when some of the kids told me they will like to be an undertaker as their future ambition. I spoke out when later got to know …
Having seen the condition at the Juvenile Remand Home, I discussed the experience with my friends so we bought 4 litters of Disinfectant and washing soap to donate at the home on our next visit. Returning back to the home the following week, I asked for the officer in charge but the kids told me …
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