YAGIR

IF YOU ARE IN LAGOS, YOU CAN VOLUNTEER

So many people have reached out asking to volunteer, but we just created the group today.

We have a scheduled YAGIR outreach to a school on Wednesday, 28th of May.

Please, don't join the group unless you're sure you'll be available and committed.

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What's YAGIR about?

What started as a simple invitation by my secondary school to speak to the SS3 students while Miss Chioma Nnanna (the founder) was an undergraduate, has now given birth to a global movement creating the change we seek.

Since that time, we have gone from school to school.

From state to state, we took our message.

7 secondary schools visited.
3 states toured.
Over 2000 teenagers directly reached.

Sharing our story.
And most importantly, doing the important work of PROVIDING PRACTICAL FINANCIAL EDUCATION.

You see, many times, when we talk about SDG1- , we focus on adults. But what happens when we catch them young? When we don't shy away from money discussions and break it down so they understand?

If we truly want to fight poverty, we have to fight financial illiteracy first, or everything we build will crumble.

And our work is even more urgent in our clime where these young ones are exposed to get-rich-quick schemes and they see fraudulent income streams getting praised. Ask the average teenager what he thinks of yahoo and you'll know there's fire on the mountain, and everybody better run!

So, hey, Lagos. We're back in the city where it all started. This month, we're visiting 3 schools for our tour. We're fighting poverty with education, and making it fun. We can't wait to share videos of the fun activities we've made part of our tours to achieve this. Watch this space.

- The world is our stage 🌎

7 signs you’re a leader (even if nobody calls you one)

Not every leader has a title. Some of us have just been leading quietly for years without even knowing it.

You’re not the loudest in the room. You don’t chase the spotlight. But somehow, people still look to you when things get hard.

Here are 7 signs that might explain why:

1. People ask you for advice even when you’re still figuring life out yourself.

2. You don’t wait for permission. If something isn’t working, you find a way.

3. You’ve been overlooked so many times, you just learned to clap for yourself.

4. You carry people; their pain, their dreams, their fears without expecting anything back.

5. You’ve had to go first. In places where nobody looked like you or believed in you.

6. You share what you’ve learned not to show off, but because you don’t want others to struggle the way you did.

7. You keep showing up. Even when it’s lonely. Even when no one is watching.

That’s leadership.

It’s not always loud. It’s not always praised. But it’s real. And you’ve been doing it longer than you think.

At what point in your life did you say “school na scam?”

We listen; we dont judge. 😅

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“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
- Eleanor Roosevelt
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