Oluwadunni

Backend Engineering

[Neo @NeoIghodaro]

Redesigned my website, because why not.

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

They are still kids. what you’re doing is inhumane and an absolute waste of everyone’s time, because you know very well that it doesn’t how many times you arrest or harass these children, they’ll be back on the streets in a few days.

This is a very complex and multi-layered problem that requires careful thinking, real empathy and deep concerted effort if we’re going to even stand a chance.

Of course I understand why there’s a lot of anger and complaint about these children and the many vices they have committed. but it’s the only way they can get our attention—A child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.

This will become an even bigger crisis with time and it’s happening insidiously. it’s the very genesis of why we have such proliferation of Area boys and thugs In every corner of the streets of Lagos. We forget that no one becomes an area boy as an adult, it’s the children neglected overtime that grow up to become the thugs and area boys we complain bitterly about.

I have given the last 8 years of my life to working with these children and I have learnt many painful lessons in this time that continue to keep me up at night.

There are thousands of homeless/street kids wandering the streets of Lagos. If you drive regularly along Lekki -Epe expressway, you must have encountered them several times. They come up to your cars, beg for money, wash your windows, sometimes they become violent and break your side mirrors. Then they go back to their crevices to sleep, then resume hustling the next day. For you it’s a simple commute, for them, it’s the only life they’ll ever know.

Before we can understand how we got to this point and what we can do differently, we need to go back in time.

There are 3 major reasons why this problem has festered:

The first reason is 70% of these kids are not from Lagos, they are mostly from the neighboring states (Ogun, Ibadan, Kwara etc) and in some cases, from Northern and eastern Nigeria. In trying to escape extreme poverty, they are falsely promised that Lagos is the land flowing with milk and honey. So the ones that are brave enough to seek greener pasture become rebellious, abandon their families and travel with friends to Lagos with high hopes of succeeding and someday return home with great wealth. For many of them, there’s no going back if this doesn’t happen. It’s the same reason many Africans try to cross the Sahara desert into Europe.

The second reason is a failure of the public education system (primary/secondary schools). Most of the kids drop out of school because they struggle academically and are dismissed as Olodos (good for nothing) by their overworked and underpaid teachers. Infact, the public secondary system is the biggest contributor to this problem.

The third and most Important reason is the failure of the family unit(Broken homes). 80 percent of the children child you see neglected and abandoned on the streets is a direct result of broken homes. (This is actual data by the way) Maybe stop one day have a conversation with any of them, and you’ll quickly realize that the stories are very similar. It’s a failure of the family system, underpinned by poverty.
Some of them are orphans, some with single parents, some abused sexually even by their own fathers. The stories are deeply painful.

Through the culmination of these three things, the kids end up on the streets of Lagos. For them it’s an escape from hell and there’s no going back home. Death is a kinder fate.

With time, it becomes clear that the promise of a better life in Lagos was a facade and the beginning of an even greater struggle. But this time without a roof over their heads…

The streets become their new home and a life of violent survival begins. There are a couple of hotspots where they begin to converge—Oshodi Underbridge, Jakande, Marwa Bustop, Osale Eko dumpsite, Mushin, Ajah roundabout, Agege, Surulere Underbridge etc.

[Oluwadunni @Dunnieeee_]

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[Oyindamola Abiola @theoyindaabiola]

I don’t who needs this: Tech doesn’t care where you’ve been, or what time you start, it only cares where you’re going.
Studied Agriculture, I started later than most, when people thought I’d be settling into a quieter life, but I didn’t. Grateful I chose this path, it hasn’t always been easy, but every stumble has taught me something, and every win proved to me what I am capable of. I love it for me.

[Oreoluwa Florence Designs @ore_bams]

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[Oreoluwa Florence Designs @ore_bams]

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[Oluwadunni @Dunnieeee_]

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[Starknet Africa 🌍 @StarknetAfrica]

The first @Starknet Conference in Africa was a resounding success, with over 400 attendees, including blockchain enthusiasts, developers, and newcomers.

 A huge thank you to our sponsors, community partners, volunteers, and team for making #StarknetLagosCon a phenomenal event!

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[Starknet Africa 🌍 @StarknetAfrica]

Want to get started on @Starknet but not sure where to begin? Check out the stories from Darlington, Serah, Kelvin and Dunnie shared at #StarknetLagosCon!

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[Starknet Africa 🌍 @StarknetAfrica]

@Dv_nmd teaching us all we need to know about Starknet contract testing with Starknet Foundry (SnForge)
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[Olamilekan @WiseMrMusa]

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Catch @israelrex9's talk on how developers and designers can collaborate to build dapps that drive adoption.

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Don't miss @jofawole's talk on the importance of Technical Writing in Web3 at our upcoming event.

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[Starknet Africa 🌍 @StarknetAfrica]

Want to learn about Demystifying Web3 Marketing? Catch @Ekoh360’s talk at our conference this May

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Join us at the @Starknet Conference this May for @tjelailah’s workshop on Transaction Simulation and Execution Analysis.

Learn to use @NethermindStark's Transaction Simulator to predict Starknet transactions and trace errors in Cairo code, enhancing dApp performance.

[Starknet Africa 🌍 @StarknetAfrica]

Dive into smart contract testing with @Dv_nmd at our conference in May!

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[Starknet Africa 🌍 @StarknetAfrica]

Discover how to become a Starknet Core Engineer with @0xGodspower at our conference.

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[Starknet Africa 🌍 @StarknetAfrica]

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