My 8-Year Journey: How Education is the Most Powerful Weapon to Eradicate Poverty
For the past eight years, I’ve had the privilege of sponsoring education for underserved children in Nigeria, Kenya, and the Philippines. During this time, I’ve...
Celebrating International Girl Child Day with Child Scholars
October 11th marks International Day of the Girl Child, a global movement to amplify the voices and rights of girls everywhere. This day reminds us of the immense...
Playground Fundraiser
September marked the end of summer break and return to school. We are excited to welcome back 53 children and five teachers to Veritas Academy, Ikorodu Nigeria!
Cooking Class
Nigerian Cooking Class This July the Okenyes taught a Nigerian cooking class as a fundraiser. We auctioned the class as a donation item at Geneva Academy, a Christian...
Be the Link Launch
We are raising funds to write an online curriculum that our kids in Nigeria and other English-speaking countries around the work can use.
Emmanuel Okenye Founds School in his Native Nigeria
Public school is not free in Nigeria. Lee University alum Emmanuel Okenye experienced this firsthand while growing up in the town of Ikorodu, and he often had to skip...
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LMU-DCOM student gives back to his native Nigeria by starting a school
When he was growing up in Nigeria, Emmanuel Okenye, OMS III, says his family’s grocery money was often spent on his and his siblings’ schooling. Okenye vowed that if he...