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Small scale development; a waste of time?
I often get questioned about the effectiveness of the mini outreaches I engage in to drive change and solve the human and economic challenges of Africa. Does going out to feed people a few days a year really eradicate hunger? to what degree? Does giving a few 100 young ladies sanitary towels in rural communities […]
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2018 in Retrospect – A Year of New Wine
2018!!! When I was shouting Happy new year on the 1st day of this year, I NEVER expected this year would go the way it did. 2018 STRETCHED me! Gosh. This year, I have cried! I have laughed! I have prayed! I have hoped! I have had my hopes dashed! I have hurt and been […]
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Your Daddy’s Money Is Not Your Money
Growing up I always understood the importance of money, however, I was never really enlightened on the source of money. All I knew was my parents had money and if I ever needed something, with the right facial expression and a strong enough reason, I would get the money I required from them. And then […]
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Adventures in Kano
I have been fascinated by Northern Nigeria for a very long time. I first caught this ‘fascination bug’ during my first year in Junior Secondary School. I chose Hausa as my second Nigerian Language elective and my teacher Mrs Ahmed was an absolute delight! The classes were fun and enlightening even though now that I […]
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Failure Falls And How To Deal With Them
“If you’re going to learn how to fly, you have to get comfortable with the idea of falling down a few times.” (SNY, 2017) In the last one year I have had more failure falls than I have had in my first 19 years put together and that’s because I have tried more things than […]
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Big Moves 2017
Hey Guys!! Is it too late to say Happy New Year? *face palm*. I know you missed me and you can bet I’ve missed you more! I trust your 2017 has kicked off on a good note? Well it better have because approximately we’ve used up 12% of the year ALREADY! The good news is […]
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Who’s In Your Line Of Sight?
A few months back, I was looking through my Instagram timeline and I saw the amazing work @harold_ofure is doing. Now see, this guy has a track record of getting things done. It’s almost unreal. I navigated on to his page and I thought to myself “I need you in my line of Sight” You […]
Sinmisola Nojimu-Yusuf 