THROWBACK: Some photos from our past community impact projects.

POSTER FOR COMING PROJECT!

Many thanks to Mr. Eugene O, for designing and donating a poster for our coming community impact program about school children's safety project in badagry, Lagos.
Please feel free to share!

CALL FOR SUPPORT AND VOLUNTEERS FOR CHILDREN ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN.

The tuesday of two weeks ago would not be the first time children from State high school, Ibereko-Badagry, or other schools in the area would be run over by a high speed vehicle, as they tried to cross the road to get to school. We believe, at IRead Literacy however, that this should not be the case.

It is common knowledge public schools have the highest attendees, in Nigeria, and most parts of the world. There are about 5 public schools in badagry where children can only have access to
school by crossing the perilous Badagry/seme highway. There are more if we include the schools in Seme. There are very few road signs and almost none in strategic points to remind hurrying commuters to slow down.

To this effect, we are appealing to concerned people to support us as we dedicate some days to making very physical, visual road and traffic signs on the highway especially for L.A primary school, Ibereko, State high school Ibereko, Government college Ajara, Javy College, and Sito Gbethrome junior school.

This is a call to visual artists and people to kindly support by donating time and presence,paint and brushes, cement and concrete for speed bumps, or and/or funding to help actualize this.
This is a community development effort, we hope to use this opportunity to have talks with parents, transporters and teachers in the area.

We hope to close the project with a soccer match in honor of the children and people who have passed over the years in this condition, and with hopes that after our intervention, it will not happen again.

If you are interested in this being a part of this project, please phone +2347019098399 or email ireadafrica@gmail.com

Our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ireadafrica/
Twitter: @iREADNIG

Thank you.
Please kindly help spread the word.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2013 COMMUNITY IMPACT EVENT.

I Read Literacy Network is happy to announce Saturday, 28th December, 2013 as the date for our yearly community impact program. This event will hold at Plot 26, 100 avenue, Opposite Bj close in Ilunla, Aradagun-Badagry, by 2PM Sharp.

As usual, youths, children and interested people in Olorunda local government Badagry, will compete healthily in spelling, sports and arts activities, and deserving people will win prizes. 

 We will also discuss our free library project at the event. This is also a call for concerned individuals to support by donating books and learning resources, tables, shelves, and/or funds towards these goals. 

To support this project by donating learning materials and/or volunteering, Please email ireadafrica@gmail.com  or Phone +2347019098399 

Thank you

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS, SPONSORS AND DONORS FOR OUR 2013 EVENT

After the success of our last year's community impact event at Ilunla Badagry which had over one hundred children and fifty adults compete healthily in educational and sporting activities, inspiring talks and winning special prizes donated by kind sponsors, and earning us a certificate of participation from Play soccer, a non-profit arm of world football governing body FiFa, iRead literacy wishes to continue in our mission of promoting social interactions, community and human development through literacy, arts, sports, and new media.

This year, as part of our efforts towards a sustained development and to mark our 4th year, iRead Literacy Network plans to engage teenagers, children and all interested persons  in Aradagun community in Badagry, and the communities of Iworo-Ajido and surrounding riverine areas on Saturday December 14, 2013 in educational, Arts, sports activities and inspiring talks from professionals in various fields.

This event will announce and kick start our FREE Community Library in Ilunla, Badagry.

THIS IS A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS, SPONSORS, DONORS, who are interested in giving either time to speak with the children, and/or resources to aid the logistics of this project like books (both old and new) and learning resources, furniture for library, old or new computers, etc.

To Know more about us,

BLOG:  www. ireadafrica.blogspot.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ireadafrica/

Email: ireadafrica@gmail.com

Phone:  +2347019098399

Thank you very much.

                

SUCCESS AND VOTE OF THANKS FOR NOV 2012 EVENT

I-Read Literacy is happy to announce that we have been awarded a certificate of participation by United Nations, for our community impact project to mark the Global peace games 2012 for children in Ilunla Village, Aradagun-Badagry in November, 2012.

We thank you for your support, as always.

Special thanks to sponsors who gave the children gifts of learning resources, beverages, School bags, raincoats, and many thanks to volunteers who gave their time, as well as the good people and youths of Ilunla community.

We thank the following people and organizations, in no particular order :)

A child's destiny, United Kingdom

KACHIFO LIMITED

Promasidor Nigeria

Mr. Funsho Ogundipe

Mrs. Patricia Odili

Ms. Nkoyenum Olisa

Mrs. Yona Oyeegun-Masade

Chinyere Ogwuegbu

Anwuli Ifeanyi

The Ogwuegbu Family

Mrs. Bola Jeje

AfrikaJump

We asked for your indulgence if we have omitted anybody, it is not intentional.

Photos from the event can be seen here:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151160766042705.447793.519337704&type=1

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS/SPONSORS FOR NOVEMBER EVENT

Hello everyone,

How have you been?

After a successful outing last year, with our spelling bee event which hosted over seventy students from 31 primary schools across Lagos Island local government in December at Aunty Ayo comprehensive school and vocational centre, Ikoyi, we are following through with our mission statement by hosting children from underserved communities in Lagos this year to a day of educational and spelling activities.

This year’s event is a unique one because we will also be partnering with Global peace games for children, on their ‘Play soccer’ sport inspired initiative. www.playsoccer-nonprofit.org  to fuse education and sports as a tool for mental and social development.

Our area of focus this year is Ilunla community in Olorunda local government area, Badagry, Lagos , and we plan to engage the children in spelling activities, writing compositions, reading , as well as sports and games like track and field, soccer, sack race, handball , etc and we will need all the support we can get from well meaning youths , people and organizations.

We need help in these areas :

Volunteers

Nurses/ medical practitioners

Event co-ordinators

Lunch for the children

Gifts for winning children and consolation prizes

Books and reading resources for donation to participants

Sports and games equipment like balls, T-shirts/Jerseys, Sacks
This event is slated to hold on saturday, 24th of November, 2012

Please email us to be part of this on ireadafrica@gmail.com or phone +2348093651431

Thank you.