SEEJOY FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL SETS A PACE WITH NIGERIAN CHILDREN AWARDS

Seejoy Foundation International has demonstrated an uncanny love for the Nigerian children by organising the first-ever award for Nigerian children. In an event which took place recently at NECA Building, Ogba Lagos Nigeria, about 26 Nigerian children bagged various awards such as awards for Courage and Audacity, Innovation and Creativity, Excellence and awards for Potentials.

In his welcome address, Prosper Kanayo, the Executive Director of SeeJoy Foundation International, said “all over the world, young stars are busy setting the place for change and development. It’s been so amazing how their creative minds are re-shaping our world globally in every sphere of life. From arts to science, technology to sports, manufacturing to innovations, young people have consistently demonstrated great intelligence, ingenuity, industry, expertise, dexterity, and initiative in the delivery of products and services emanating from their god-given abilities. SeeJoy Children Award is therefore aimed at highlighting the abilities, struggles, efforts, and brilliance of the young people in Nigeria to create a sense of pride and inspiration through their role modeling to other children and to acknowledged the valuable contributions that they are making in their own little ways towards self, family, community and national development.”

Speaking at the event, Ladi Thompson, Pastor Living Waters Unlimited Church said, “Until a nation realises that it is the people, not silver, neither gold nor petroleum products that are its greatest assets, that nation will remain under-developed. The degree of civilisation in a nation is not measured by the number of skyscrapers or flat-screen TV it has but the attention and care that it pays to the most vulnerable members of its society. The protection, nurture and attention that is lavished on the aged, persons with disabilities and infants is the best measure of civilization. Wise nations spare no costs to protect, prepare and empower their young because they represent the future. Nelson Mandela said ‘There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.’”

Thompson added that there is an unspoken rule in every nation that nurtures patriotic citizens that we might as well discuss here since there is no college on this globe that offers the multi-disciplinary education on how to write national programs. Advanced nations understand that babies come into this world with an operational system devoid of programs so the process of producing citizens is best executed between the third trimester of a pregnancy and the 7th year of age at the theta stage of low vibrational frequency learning phase that nature designed for uploading programs unto the computer in preparation for work.

In that defined phase of life, it is the sub-conscious that is programmed and many competencies are learned including how to walk and speak languages. Children are unaware that the subconscious mind is being programmed because the sub-conscious mind learns in a different way from the conscious mind. Every human being has both a conscious and a sub-conscious mind and research says that 95% of the decisions that we make in life are funded by the sub-conscious mind.”

For the award proper, Master Emmanuel Babalola, Mr. Agirgba Dominic and Lillian Vincent-Odey Oluwaseun got the awards for Courage and Audacity. Babalola, an 18-year-old boy who was hospitalised for a period of six months between 2018 and 2019 to remove a growth on his back and leg and was still able to sit for his WAEC exam and made seven credits. Lillian is a blind young lady, student of the University of Nigeria Nsukka. She has sourced courage from her challenge to become an advocate for regular eye screening and prevention of glaucoma. She was an ex-beauty queen of her department.

The Award for Potentials went to Ogueliwu Amarachukwu, Oyesanya Oyindamola, Adaero Daniel, Okojie Deborah and Nseabasi Ekanem.

Also, 12 years old Ayegbusi Precious, Israel Fasinu, also 12, Ikejiaku Chibuike, 11 years old, Abdulazeez Abdurahman and Olajide Subomi bagged the awards for Innovation and Creativity.

The award for Excellence went to Samuel Imanlihen, Amaugo Collins, Familial Adediran, Mgbeji Osinachi, Bright Excellent, Success Iyayi, Favour Ocheje and Sito Gbethrome Senior Grammar School, Others were Umaru Kayode, Noheem Muhammad Adewuyi, Obike Onyinyechi, FSTC Yaba
and Earth Project Impact College.

Children’s Champion Award went to Dr. Mrs. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo (Commissioner for Education), Mr. Peter Obiekwe. Dr. Adedoyin Salami, Rev. Lady Peter Thompson, Miss. Ijeoma Ekeocha, Mrs. Peace Okoye, Pastor Mrs. Esther Adeola and Mrs. Theresa Omolaja Adedoyin.

Speaking to E-life, Prosper Kanayo said the award was inspired by the unwavering courage of Leah Sharibu, the secondary school girl who was abducted in Dapchi by the Boko Haram insurgents. “It just occurred to me, Kanayo said, “that Leah was just 15 years old when she was captured by the enemies of Jesus. She is just a child. Inside of every child are latent treasures that can only be unveiled through self-discovery. Our research and experience in the last 16 years have shown large neglect of children which should be recognised. So the award came alive to build the mind of our children for a better tomorrow.”

On what support the foundation has received from the public in birthing the award, Kanayo said the foundation has received no support from anywhere. All that happened at the event was pure self-funding. He added that they have not thrown their hands up in despair. People, organisations or governments that desire to partner with them can still do so. “We need support in areas of publicity, educational materials and sponsorships, financial supports, properties for the building of Standard Skill Acquisition Centre, human capital (Volunteers), and bus for interstate mobility.”

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