Project LEAD

Congratulations to our debate competition winners!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Slide to see the faces of the participants slogging it out over 2 topics: 1. Does the association of women with nature (mother nature) enable pro-environmental intention and behaviour? 2. Can hospitality and tourism replace oil as a major driver of economic growth? They were absolutely brilliant, reeling out solid data, reciting quotes by major world leaders, providing clear defintions of terms, citing examples, etc - public speaking at its best! 👌🏽 We are proud of you all and applaud your efforts. You are all winners! 🏆 📸 @oyerounkehfoto #projectlead #projectleadng #projectleadidgc #projectleadidgc2024 #internationaldayofthegirlchild

We were so honoured to have one of our greatest supporters, Phil Idokogi YOUadvantage (theYouAdvantage), as the Compère for this year's Conference. This role is a very crucial one and it was a great choice to have someone so well grounded in different fields of specialisation and a true advocate for the #GirlChild, set the tone and pace, engage the audience so intelligently, and make everyone feel great. You did an excellent job, Ma, and we truly appreciate you! 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼 📸 @oyerounkehfoto #projectlead #projectleadng #projectleadidgc #projectleadidgc2024 #internationaldayofthegirlchild

The panel session, which had professionals who discussed the 5 Unicef Game-Changing Solutions for Adolescent Girls - safety, health, education, economy, and nutrition, was a very rich one. The panel moderator did very well to ask questions that had the panellists delving deep into causes, effects, and solutions and also answering lots of questions from the very attentive participants. We also had a mentorship fireside chat where the participants were taken through a very inspiring growth journey in the hospitality industry and how one of the Eko Hotel executives has been able to navigate being female, married and a Muslim. Thank you, Mas and Sir, Kehinde Ruth Onasoga, Comfort Agboko, Olubunmi Olanrewaju, Dr Kelechi Oderigbo, Jihane Khoury, Toyin Dada and Fausat Ibrahim, for such impactful conversation. 📸 @oyerounkehfoto #projectlead #projectleadng #projectleadidgc #projectleadidgc2024 #internationaldayofthegirlchild #girlmentorship #girlempowerment

It was so lovely to see the room transform to a movie theatre as the lights went off and the screens lit up with a beautiful image of our Guest Speaker's book, 'Toni Slept'. She took the participants through every page as she told the story of a young girl who was deprived of sleep as a result of an unpleasant experience she had. Storytelling is such a powerful tool and the participants were deeply invested in the story as if Toni were a girl next door. 🙂 The comments that followed showed how much the participants listened, understood, and got the core of the book's message. - parents should be very present in their children's lives and pay attention to any changes in moods/behaviour - parents should, early enough, engage their children in education regarding sensitive body parts, right and wrong touches, etc - children need to understand boundaries and set very firm ones - children should not be overtrusting of people - children should not accept gifts from strangers, etc Thank you so much, Ma'am Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi (Merchant of Hope), and for bringing your very lovely daughter also. 📸 @oyerounkehfoto #projectlead #projectleadng #projectleadidgc #projectleadidgc2024 #internationaldayofthegirlchild

Lovely photos at our recently held Project LEAD International Day of the Girl Child Annual Conference 2024. Slide 1: Dr. Iyadunni Gbadebo (PhD, MSc, BA, ARPA) and some of the panellists with the students of WISDOM ROYAL IMPACT COLLEGE, Lagos. Slide 2: Dr. Iyadunni Gbadebo and some of the panellists with the students of Whanyinna Children's Foundation, Makoko Slide 3: L-R Conference Compère, Keynote Speaker, Project LEAD Founder, Panellist, and Project LEAD Community Manager Slide 4: L-R Jihanne Khoury, Uzoamaka Amalu, Toyin Dada, and Dr. Iyadunni Gbadebo Slide 5: Eko Hotel management. Spot the GM, Danny Kioupouroglou, who came out to support us! 💃 📸 @oyerounkehfoto #projectlead #projectleadng #projectleadidgc #projectleadidgc2024 #internationaldayofthegirlchild

The keynote speech at the recently held Project LEAD International Day of the Girl Child Annual Conference, delivered by Dr. Iyadunni Gbadebo (PhD, MSc, BA, ARPA), was both a call to reflection and a call to action. Citing examples of young girls who have made significant impact in their communities, she encouraged the participants to dream big and go for it! Thank you so much Ma'am. #projectlead #projectleadng #projectleadidgc #projectleadidgc2024 #internationaldayofthegirlchild

6 Local Government Areas; 8 schools; 72 girls! On October 12, 2024, we had the privilege of hosting 8 schools in Lagos state to celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child, and it was truly a time well spent, learning from professionals and interacting with students from different schools. Thank you again to the participating schools. 🙏🏽 📸 @oyerounkehfoto #projectlead #projectleadng #projectleadidgc #projectleadidgc2024 #internationaldayofthegirlchild

We appreciate all the schools that participated in our recently held Project LEAD International Day of the Girl Child Annual Conference 2024 and applaud their management for being interested in giving their students the best experience and exposure. Outdoor education serves as a powerful tool for holistic development and learning: - Improving mental and physical health - Increasing environmental awareness and stewardship - Fostering social skills e.g. communication and cooperation - Promoting cultural awareness - Aiding knowledge retention - Encouraging experiential and interdisciplinary learning - Improving creativity and critical thinking, etc Court Hill College, Ikeja Whanyinna Children's Foundation, Makoko Highstone College, Ajegunle Wisdom Impact Royal College, Ikeja Holy Kids School, Ijegun Crescent College, Victoria Island Topfield College, Ajegunle Lagos Anglican Girls Grammar School, Surulere Thank you! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #projectlead #projectleadng #projectleadidgc #projectleadidgc2024 #internationaldayofthegirlchild

As our custom is, at the end of every programme, we encourage one of the participants to give a vote of thanks because we understand the power of practising gratitude and as it is said, "the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.” "We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” - John F. Kennedy In life, you’re bound to encounter a lot of people. Out of these, there will be some who will leave their mark on you. When you find these people, let them know that you’re thankful for them. Yes!!! You are the true stars of today, and we are watching and waiting to see the incredible things you will achieve! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #projectlead #projectleadng #projectleadidgc #projectleadidgc2024 #internationaldayofthegirlchild

#partnershipforthegoals 🤝🏽 We are truly grateful to the management of Eko Hotels & Suites for the partnership this year. They proved, even beyond our expectation, that indeed, "we are all in this together!" The Global Goals can only be met if we work together. To build a better world, we need to be supportive, empathetic, inventive, passionate, and, above all, cooperative. Thank you so much, Eko Hotels and Suites, and to all the staff who were involved in this project. 🙏🏽 #projectlead #projectleadng #projectleadidgc #projectleadidgc2024 #internationaldayofthegirlchild