Sometimes it’s ₦4,000 a month.
Sometimes it’s just showing up.
I’ve been sponsoring children through school since I was 24.
11 children later, I’ve learned this: waiting to have “enough” stops good work.
That’s why at R.E.A.D, we co-sponsor, so no one carries it alone.
You can be a sponsor.
You can start a legacy project for 2026.
If this resonates, don’t scroll past it. Help us reshare, tag your friends and family who may need to hear this.
💌 Send a DM for details and to become a sponsor. /#sposorachildchangealife #sponsorachild #everychildmatters #readinitiative #educationforall
Dear Sponsors, I’m back, with GRATITUDE and RECEIPTS 🤍
In 2025, YOU helped R.E.A.D raise ₦603,000, start building our learning centre, and create a space where 23 children could learn, eat, and thrive.
By God’s favour, we ran catch-up classes 4 times a week, paid a teacher, provided learning materials, and made sure every child felt welcome. Sponsors, you didn’t just give, you made learning possible.
As we step into 2026, we’re ready to do more, reach more, and complete our learning centre.
🙏 SPECIAL GRATITUDE to our amazing sponsors, please help us thank them in the comments:
@pst_iren (for pushing us), @laoluakande4real & Mrs Olawunmi Akande, @agbiomon , @oriolaopeyemi@riaolaniyan@yourmosttrustworthyattorney , @seyiadesigbin@debsmart_peter@deborahjohnmark Amarachukwu, @yes_iamnanpan@chydehcollection@eeomale@askawesomeness . And to my friends who stood with me, gave their time, advise, and themselves. @itskekeofficial_@gentleijawhboy (Dan is our designer working for free) @blessing_m@mimi_roxiey@lala_harleey@the_adah_@mrmarvelumoh my pastor @danielxbentley.wav@chinedundubueze_
💡 Poll Time!
Which part of the program inspires you most? • Catch-up classes 📚 • Getting out of school of children to school/Feeding kids 🍎 • Learning materials & resources ✏️ • Creating a safe, fun learning space 🏠
I never did it for clout! It’s time to tell my story at the time of the Lord.
Last year, I lost my mother in August and it broke me in ways I am still learning to understand.
But through the pain, I realized something: every story that hurt me shaped me.
And every child I have helped was God’s way of pulling me from heartbreak into purpose.
So before I share the full journey, here are a few pieces of me: 1. I have cared for underprivileged children for over six years, quietly, faithfully, never for clout. 2. I was raised by a single mother who became a widow at 27, yet she taught me to give even when we had nothing. 3. All I ever really had was a heart and somehow the resources came. 4. I know what it feels like to be unseen, unheard, and hurt, so I fight for children who feel the same. 5. R. E. A. D started beside my mother’s shop and today it is becoming the legacy she never got to see.
For support, kindly this link in my Bio.
This is PART 1
From heartbreak to purpose
For every child still daring to dream
For her
For Him
For us
#ccilegacyproject #READLegacyProject #PurposeJourney #ChildEducationNG #FromPainToPurpose #MyMothersDaughter #NotForClout #GiveBackNigeria #SupportAChild #EveryChildMatters #AfricanChildEducation #FaithAndPurpose #LegacyInTheMaking #NigeriaChangemakers #LetChildrenDream #hopeinaction
A girl dressed in black, thinking she was just figuring life out… not knowing she was already walking in purpose.
This month’s teaching at church shifted my perspective completely:
Purpose is not happiness.
Purpose is not uniqueness.
Purpose is not a career.
And looking back now, I can see it; in the patterns, the burdens I carried, the people I was drawn to help, and the spaces I kept finding myself in.
Maybe purpose isn’t always loud.
Maybe sometimes, it quietly follows you until you finally recognize it.
When in doubt, fade to black. 🖤
Somewhere between purpose and pressure… I keep showing up.
These clips are from classrooms with children who are present, eager, trying… yet still struggling to read what they write. Not because they’re not intelligent, but because they missed the foundation early.
I also had the privilege of volunteering to teach filmmaking with @evanigeria , reminding me that learning can be both functional and expressive.
I won’t pretend it’s always easy. Some days, I’m tired. Some days, I’m unsure. The smiles you see don’t tell the whole story. But I was raised to show up anyway. So I do.
Through R.E.A.D Initiative, we’re working to close this gap, supporting literacy within public schools and creating spaces where the children “catch-up” and get the attention they deserve.
Because when a child learns to read, everything changes.
We’re building a future… one child at a time.
#READInitiative #LiteracyForAll #EducationInNigeria #Abuja #SDG4 EducationAsAVaccine
AND IT IS A WRAP! Every moving part came together because of the dedication, creativity, and unity of the crew.
Working with the brilliant director @philipsomiari made the vision even stronger, and I’m deeply grateful to @cci_global and my chief for trusting us with something this massive. The CCI Abuja videography team truly delivered!
To my leaders whom I STAN-@tobieobafemi@trucepatriq@ritamoney@bob_attah@theonlysesmo@richesonaji1@thewalewilliams WELDON! 🫡 I’m thankful to have played my part in such a powerful production. #1b10k
“I speak English, sir.”
That was my daughter’s calm reply when the doctor, after looking at her and then at me, asked in Hausa, “How are you feeling?”
Earlier that day, I was on set when I received a call about her not being in school. Concerned, we rushed to the hospital.
Doctor: surprised “Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t know she could speak English.”
My daughter: with quiet confidence, repeated, “I speak English, sir.”
Then came the part that brought me to tears. The nurse brought tablets to support the injections she had just taken. My daughter tapped me gently and said, “Thank you, mummy, for taking care of me. I pray for you every day.”
That moment reminded me: the days when the girl child is deprived of education, of voice, of opportunity, those days are over.
The best part of my life is being a parent, although not yet by biology but by love, and by the joy of seeing Samira claim her place in the world. #sdg4_qualityeducation
In 2023, I made this video of three of the 11 children I had in school, but I never posted it solely because I kept doubting myself, wondering if this little drop in the ocean would ever yield anything.
Yet, looking back, I’m thankful for what I’ve been able to do since I was 24 years old. Every child matters. Every story matters.
This year, I started a co‑sponsoring program so we can put more children in school together. With ₦4k, ₦10k, ₦20k, or ₦40k monthly, 3–5 of us can join hands to make it happen for one child.
We aren’t just putting children in school, we’re opening their eyes to a world where they can know themselves, dream bigger, and compete with their peers. Because a child who can’t even spell his name is already at a disadvantage.
This is not charity alone… it’s a legacy project.
Because long after the money is spent, the education remains.
You’re not just giving.
You’re building a future, one child, one book, one story at a time. #sdg4qualityeducation #everychildmatters #readinitiative #readinitiative#ccilegacyproject
Every child deserves the gift of literacy. At R.E.A.D, we’re bridging the gap with our ‘Catch Up’ Learning Centre, where children rediscover the joy of reading, writing, and learning. One child at a time, one centre at a time, we’re building futures. ✨📚 #READLegacy #CatchUp #nochildleftbehind #sdg4_qualityeducation #sdg4qualityeducation
Hepatu is almost 15 years old and had never attended school before, not even public school. Your joint support has given her the chance to begin from the very foundation and step into education for the first time in her life.
Although she is starting from scratch, we strongly believe it is far better to begin late than for a child to never discover who they are through knowledge.
Education is light, and you have helped switch that light on.#everychildmatters #readinitiative #sdg4_qualityeducation #co-sponsoringinitiative
