Dreams from the Slum Initiative Empowers Children in Ajegunle

Dreams from the Slum Empowerment Initiative, a Lagos based Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, observed the 5th of September as International Day of Charity with a major event at Araromi Community in Ajegunle. It was part of its annual SmartInSchool project, designed to orientate and support children, providing educational scholarships and educational materials majorly for out of school children who lives in the rural areas. 

The event started by 10 AM with an opening prayer by one of the volunteer Dreams from the Slum, Chimezie Udechukwu. Beyond the expectation of the organizers, over 1,000 children were present at the event, making the venue to get choked up. But that did not stop the children and their parent from staying back till the end of the event. Click here to read more