Afara Leadership Centre redefined my life

I found out about Afara in 2013 when Obiye moved in with me for the semester, she was a "bloody squatter". I always wondered why a group of women would choose to be celibate and not simply join the nearest convent. I thought there was more honour in being a catholic priest or nun than in being an Opus dei member. Opus dei keh, for what na. Beautiful view of Afara Leadership Centre My opinion about these people at Afara was that they were a bunch of women too nice to be in Nigeria. I mean, they would relate with you as if they have always known you, like you're their niece they haven't seen in years. And that was how they sent Dolapo after me. I thought. Too nice, very pretty, I used to call her " mothet superior" when gisting with Obiye. I think when they like you, they never let you go, even when you try to show some kind of werey, they will hold you tighter. Yea, they are Nigerians. So, my perception of them changed, I started to love them, for who they are and for what they do. They are selfless, you'll never meet anyone like them. The centre and the people helped me reshape my idea about life. Now all I want to do is be better, be responsible and be aware of everything and everyone around me. All I've wanted to do since I met Afara is "do''.  Afara Leadership Centre inspires in every aspect of life. Educational development, leadership development, skills, environment, relationship, religion, everything. I am currently a student of one of its many programs and courses, LDP(leadership Development Programme) and I wish every young girl out there would grab this opportunity with an open heart to learn everything that would be taught. Its been fun, tho the lunch part is really frustrating. Imagine having great food in front of you but can't completely derive satisfaction because you're eating with a fork and a knife. Even bananas!!! Lol. Afara offers amazing activities for teens and adults to develop themselves. Some of the activities in the Centre: 1. Complete Life After School Seminar (CLASS) : geared towards preparing secondary school leavers for the challenges of life in tertiary institutions and helping them to assume the mantle of leadership in their immediate environment. 2. UNIV : an international university congress born out of the desire to help undergraduates challenge the ills they see in society, not with violent means but with productive criticism. They are helped to design and implement solutions to these problems through community development projects. 3. Leadership Development Programme (LDP) : seeks to meet challenge of the dearth of female leadership. The programme's philosophy is leadership through self-leadership and social responsibility. Its theoretical part aims at energizing participants to be change agents, instilling leadership qualities and professionalism at work and providing entrepreneurship skills. The practical part – leadership in action – aims at social responsibility through community development projects and other volunteer work experience. 4. Study techniques: forum for interaction between lecturers and students to teach the latter how to make the best of the academic aspect of their university years. Afara also offers weekly recreational and educational activities like the reading marathon, baking sessions, horticulture sessions e.t.c So I invite you, let Afara redefine you today. Visit Afara and tell your story. Afara Leadership Centre is situated at 25, Thorburn Avenue (Off Commercial Av. or off Montgomery), Yaba, Lagos. Click here to visit their website Photo credit: https://afaraleadershipcentre.wordpress.com/