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THE Faith Iyowuna Ikekhide Foundation (FIIF) has said it would be empowering about 2000 students in Lagos State as part of its actions towards realising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the state and country.
Addressing journalists on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at a press conference on the Foundation’s forthcoming Lagos Children Empowerment Conference, the President of the Foundation, Faith Ikekhide, explained that the gesture was informed by the need to address training and mentorship gaps in the nation’s educational system.
Ikekhide stated that there was an urgent need for the system to invest more in initiatives that would enable youngsters to discover their talents early enough, adding that this responsibility was a clarion call to everyone.
She stressed that the conference, with the theme “Destiny Discovery,” was aimed at achieving sustainable development and part of the Foundation’s Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) programme towards the speedy achievement of SDG (4) on quality education.
She explained that the programme, taking place in Lagos this Thursday, would be anchored on two sessions of vocational and mentorship empowerment.
“This conference is a channel through which we give back to society by investing in the spiritual, educational, vocational, and social development of at least 2,000 from 12 Lagos State Government schools and seven private schools in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State,” she said.
This Day reports that the Chairman of FIIF, Dr Andy Ikekhide, also said a line-up of notable and respected resource persons from different fields would benefit on the ground to engage the attendees in a life-changing discussion and mentorship.
