Today, we partnered with the National Association of Ikorodu Division Students (NAIDS-National) and ATLAS in an outreach programme at United Senior High School, Ikorodu, and Majidun Senior High School, Ikorodu.

Pics: Students of Majidun Senior High School with their teachers, facilitators, executive of NAIDS-National and ChiYoWo team

Towards a Brighter and More Insightful Future,” provided us with the opportunity to share our programmes and projects, particularly the community library service, with the students.

Pics: Students of United Senior High School, Ikorodu with the Facilitators, executive members of NAIDS-National and ChiYoWo team

We also lent our voices to the campaign against drug abuse, cultism, money rituals, prostitution, and other illicit practices that are becoming common among young students. We encouraged them to be determined, focused, and dedicated to their studies and to shun activities that could jeopardize their lives.

Pics: Cross section of students of United Senior High School, Ikorodu during the programme

We appreciate Hon. Bashiru Hassan Oluwakemi, popularly known as General Bashexy, and Amb. Patricia Okosodo for their thoughtful and insightful discussions with the young learners. We especially thank the NAIDS executive for initiating this partnership. We look forward to more collaborations.

The three-day program continues tomorrow, and we anticipate another impactful interaction with the future leaders.

The 3-Days Ikorodu School Outreach Programme which was organized by National Association of Ikorodu Division Students (NAIDS-National) in partnership with ChiYoWo Empowerment Initiative and ATLAS Initiative end on Thursday, 10th of July, 2025 with a visit to Isiwu Community Senior Grammar School, Isiwu and Ansar Ud Deen Senior Grammar School, Imota.

Cross section of Isiwu Senior Grammar School Students during the programme

The last day of the programme witnessed the presence of Senator Comfort Olafare and Hon. Adeleke Olumide Shofowora (Onward). They both lent their voices against all forms of vices peculiar to the GenZ and charge them to instead be more focused with academic, learn vocational skills and be more intentional about life.

NAIDS-National President, Comrade Ogunbowale Olatayo Bodunrin addressing Isiwu Senior Grammar School students

At ChiYoWo Empowerment Initiative, we seized the opportunity to talk to the students about the advantage of making good friends, hence, we charged them to evaluate their friends, strongly align with purposeful ones and stylishly withdraw from bad friends.

Cross Section of Ansar Ud Deen Senior Grammar School, Imota students

We are sincerely thankful to the leadership of National Association of Ikorodu Division Students (NAIDS-National) ably led by Comrade Olatayo Bodunrin Ogunbowale for the opportunity to work together and we also commend and appreciate all the facilitators that made it a duty to appear and talk to the students. We are grateful and we look forward to more future engagement.

Beneficiaries of ChiYoWo’s Gifts

To our volunteers, we don’t take your selfless services lightly, they are invaluable and we are very grateful.

In continuation of the three-day outreach program to public secondary schools in Ikorodu Division, ChiYoWo Empowerment Initiative, in partnership with NAIDS and ATLAS Initiative, reached out to students of Elepe Community Senior Grammar School, Elepe, Ikorodu, and Luwasa Senior High School, Ijede, Ikorodu, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.

Amb. Suliyat Y. Oguns Addressing Students of Luwasa Senior High School

The students were inspired by powerful and life-transforming speeches delivered by the facilitators, Amb. Suliyat Y. Oguns and Hon. Hassan Oluwakemi. They advised the students not to be swayed by negative influences but instead to stand firm and acquire sound academic and vocational education to become better individuals in the future.

ChiYoWo’s Representative Addressing the Students

We seized the opportunity to inform the students about our physical office in Ikorodu and our thematic focuses, which include Community Library, Sustainability Hub, Students Support Centre, Child Protection and Safety, Education and Creativity, Youth4Growth, and Sustainable Livelihood for Women.

The Principal, Elepe Community Senior Grammar School, President of NAIDS-National and Hon. Hassan Oluwakemi

We told the students that the difference between “extraordinary” and “ordinary” is the word “extra” and encouraged them to put in extra effort into their academics to become outstanding and extraordinary students. We also cautioned them to avoid activities that could jeopardize their future.

Beneficiaries of ChiYoWo’s Gift, NAIDS-National Executive and Members of ChiYoWo’s Team

The three-day programme continues on Thursday, we look forward to another impacting sessions with the students.

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