Report of Better Nigeria Youth Forum’s #HopeForTheChildren project.

The Hope for the Children project earlier fixed for Children’s day (May 27) was postponed till Saturday; the 30th.

B.N.Y.F members are students in tertiary institutions and were preoccupied with one School work or the other during the week but the 30th of May (Saturday) saw us visiting two orphanages in Lagos for the Hope for the Children project.

Even though some of our members couldn’t make it down, some were out of town; serving our dear nation Nigeria (on NYSC), those around met at the BRT bus-stop Iyana Ipaja, before moving together to the first Orphanage; Little Saints orphanage, located at Ekoro road, Abule Egba, Iyana Ipaja.

When we got to Little Saints at about 11:30am, the kids at the home were having a good time, celebrating one of their very own’s birthday.

Joining in the celebration, Better Nigeria Youth Forum (B.N.Y.F) had chats with the lovely children, donated gifts and our token to the children’s home. Then it was time to impact.

Usayn of B.N.Y.F took the little saints (who were girls/females) basic computer training.

Most of the kids already know what the Computer is, the training only served as a reminder to what a computer is and what a computer can do. Also, computers tricks and shortcuts were shared.

Even though electricity supply was cut off, we had to get diesel to power the generator and continue the class. It was a great class, with the girls all excited to learn a new thing.

Questions were asked, answers were given.
A little quiz was done after the training, with the girls answering correctly, getting gifts (motivational storybooks).

At about 2pm, we left Little Saints for Compassionate Orphanage.

At Compassionate Orphanage; located at Idowu Egba bus-stop, Isheri-LASU expressway, Lagos, the children were playing table tennis.

And trust the boys of Better Nigeria Youth Forum, we had it all coming. 🙂 But these kids were supercool, they did win our boys… 😀
We donated gifts and left at about 4pm.

In all, it was a great day for us.
We believe our little impact was felt.

In the words of Nelson Mandela, ‘What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived, it is what difference we have made to the life of others that will determine the significance of the life that we live’

As always, engage us on Twitter if you’ve got any comment, observation or suggestion; @betternaija12

Below is the gallery of pictures taken.
Thanks and God bless!

the computer training

usayn interacting with the girls

bnyf with little saints orphanage administrator

l r lekan azeezat opeyemi zamiat and usayn

tolu takes a group selfie

leaving little saints orphanage

bnyf at compassionate orphanage

compassionate orphanage

compassionate boys vs bnyf boys

the kids vs bnyf playing table tennis

some of the gifts presented to the kids

A Comprehensive List of Items or Materials Needed for the #HopeForTheChildren Project this Children’s day.

Greetings your excellencies.
How has life been?

Its about time for our special children’s day project. In a week’s time, Better Nigeria Youth Forum (B.N.Y.F) would be visiting orphanages in Alimosho area of Lagos.

It would be a great time, and yes, we’ve been getting support and promises.

For those that have been asking for what to donate to the course, the following is a comprehensive list of needs or materials needed for the #HopeForTheChildren project:-

Medicated Soap,
Toothpastes/Tooth brushes,
Detergents,
Toiletries / Toilet Rolls / Toilet Soaps,
Disinfectants,
Soaps/Sanitary Towels,
School Shoes,
School Bags,
Books (Literature books and educational texts),
Inspirational Books,
Food Stuff:-
Rice, Beans, Garri, Semovita, Yams, Plantain, Spagetti, Cooking oil (vegetable oil and Red oil), Noodles, Seasonings, Cooking Salt, Tin Tomatoes and so on.

And also, cash or cheque donation.

To donate any of this, contact the following numbers:- +2348161788991, +2348083471829 or +2348133419604.

You could also engage us on Twitter; @betternaija12

Thanks and God bless!

Press Release of Better Nigeria Youth Forum’s #HopeForTheChildren project.

‘What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what differences we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we live’ ~ Tata Madiba, Nelson Mandela.

If we live in a world where complaints are more than actions, activists are more than those who are in-charge, faults are more than accolades , it is necessary that some people rise to make the change (s) needed.

In this light, a group of young, courageous and ebullient youths came together to form Better Nigerian Youth Forum.

Founded in May, 2013; Better Nigeria Youth Forum (B.N.Y.F) is a non-governmental, non-political, not-for-profit making organisation, founded by a conglomerate of purposeful youths to promote humanitarian services, volunteer works, impacting in kids positively, use of social media for nation building, education, youth development/empowerment, entrepreneurship and every other aspect of Nation building.

We inspire more role models of our generation, to lead by example and thus create a better community where people can regard themselves as leaders and the owner of their immediate environment.

At BNYF, we join other great minds involved in nation building and great humanitarian services for our nation; Nigeria.

This, we believe, is humble assignment in which we have been executing with community services and rendering help to those in need of one thing or the other around us.

We find children more vulnerable especially when they are orphans and less privileged that is why we have decided to always celebrate with them on 27th of May and days around it in a unique way to appreciate, recognize and make them feel a sense of belonging to this great community of ours (Nigeria).

The #HopeForTheChildren project is 3years old this year with the same tempo of recent years where children in orphanages receive food items, clothing, books e.t.c which kind-hearted individuals give to us so as to make the Children’s day celebration a memorable day for each of the orphans and less-privileged.

This year, our focus is on orphans at orphanage homes in Iyana Ipaja, Alimosho and Ikeja.

We seek support for this course as we’ve always been getting…

A comprehensive list of items you can donate would be posted on our blog soonest.

We can be reached via:-
Mail: Betternigeriayouth@gmail.com
Website: https://bnyf.wordpress.com
Twitter: @betternaija12
Facebook: Better Nigeria Youth Forum
Google+: Better Nigeria Youth Forum
Tel: +2348161788991, +2348141700361 or +2348133419604

Kind Regards,
Ademuyiwa Adebola Taofeek (P.R.O)
For: Better Nigeria Youth Forum.

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Words to the Youths from @i_am_zamiat (BNYF Co-ordinator)

Greetings Your Excellencies…

How have you been?
Hope you’re living life to the fullest?

Am Zamiat, the co-ordinator of Better Nigeria Youth Forum (B.N.Y.F) and I’d love to share some words with you.

Do you know Youths are the building blocks of a nation? It is a fact that the stronger the youth, the more developed the nation is. The role of the youth in nation-building occupies a central place. The countries which utilize their youth in a right direction are more developed. The energy and brightness of the minds of youth act as torch-bearer for a nation. On the contrary, the countries which fail to realize the importance of the youth lag behind in every department of life…

Dear fellow Youths of our great nation Nigeria, it is time to wake up, let’s make our country better.

Join other great minds involved in nation building…
BNYF would be glad to have you join us. 🙂

Don’t forget to engage us on Twitter; @betternaija12

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We can change futures of african childrens today..

BNYF Celebrates with kids on Children’s day

Every May 27 is a special day to us at BNYF, we celebrate with kids.

Last year (2014) saw us visiting orphanages and giving gifts and food items to orphans at Compassionate Orphanage home and Arrows of God orphanage…

Also, we did motivational talks with them. It was a great experience.

This year, we hope to make it bigger and better. 🙂

Engage us on Twitter; @betternaija12

Sex Education: What Children Should Learn and When

When talking to your kids about sex, make sure the conversation is age-appropriate.

• Explain things in a way that your child can understand, given their age.
• Don’t think you have to cover everything at once. Younger kids are interested in pregnancy and babies, rather than the act of sex.

Every child is different, but here is a rough guide to what children should be able to understand about sex and reproduction at different ages.

Infancy: Up to two years

Toddlers should be able to name all the body parts including the genitals.

Most two-year-olds know the difference between male and female, and can usually figure out if a person is male or female.

Early childhood: Two to five years old

Children should understand the very basics of reproduction: a man and a woman make a baby together, and the baby grows in the woman’s uterus.

Children should understand their body is their own. Teach them about privacy around body issues. They should know other people can touch them in some ways but not other ways.

Middle childhood: Five to eight years old

Children should have a basic understanding that some people are heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual. They should also know what the role of sexuality is in relationships.

Children should know about the basic social conventions of privacy, nudity, and respect for others in relationships.

Children should be taught the basics about puberty towards the end of this age span, as a number of children will experience some pubertal development before age 10.

Children’s understanding of human reproduction should continue. This may include the role of sexual intercourse.

Tween years: Nine to 12 years old

In addition to reinforcing all the things above they have already learned, tweens should be taught about safer sex and contraception.

Tweens should understand what makes a positive relationship and what makes for a bad one.

Tweens should also learn to judge whether depictions of sex and sexuality in the media are true or false, realistic or not, and whether they are positive or negative.

Teenagers: 13 to 18 years old

Teens are generally very private people. However, if parents have spoken to their child early about sex increases the chance that teens will approach parents when difficult or dangerous things come up.

 

 

Impacting Children’s Lives Positively.

We all know too well that Parents are a child’s first teachers, but yes, everyone shares in the responsibility of ensuring that kids get a fair, smart start in life. A child who receives early childhood education and healthcare services before age five is more likely to succeed in grade school, high school and beyond.

Therefore, a simple request from BNYF is to help impact positively in every kid you meet.

 

Today, our society is so corrupt that our value systems have been eroded. Pornography now sells than other sectors put together, people now see music as the only source of inspiration… Note that we are not against music as a source of inspiration. But what nusic are our kids listening to?

Let’s inspire, equip, empower, motivate and raise leaders of excellence, at every level of the society who will be committed to the process of building our nation.

 

In our subsequent posts, we would be sharing how we hope to get involve in building our kids (impacting in them positively), and hence building our nation…

 

Till then, engage us on Twitter; @betternaija12

Welcome to BNYF

A very big welcome to everyone.

Better Nigeria Youth Forum (BNYF) is a conglomerate of purposeful youths involved in nation building and humanitarian services…

We’re gonna be writing on variety of topics here; Humanitarian services, Volunteer works, Impacting kids, Social Media, Personal Development, Education, Youth development/empowerment, Entrepreneurship and every other thing that interests us.

It’s not gonna be about us only, its gonna be about everyone building our dear nation.

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