Excited to be attending the @commonwealthorg’s upcoming event exploring the ICJ’s recent ruling on climate change. ⚖️
👉Interested in joining me? Find out more and register here: https://t.co/BFZrPqeoGt
People don't really know how terrible poverty is.
They think it's just a lack of money.
Meanwhile, it's lack of money, access, help, choice, mentorship, and so much more.
It's the absence of someone to guide you through doors you didn't even know existed.
It's watching opportunities pass by not because you're lazy, but because you never even heard they were calling.
It's waking up with talent in your bones, fire in your chest, but nowhere to pour it into.
It's being brilliant, but stuck, because brilliance alone can't buy data, can't pay transport, can't afford connections.
Poverty blocks travel. It blocks exposure. It blocks the kind of education that teaches you how to dream and reach.
It blocks safety, because when you're poor, even sickness becomes a luxury you can't afford to have.
It blocks creativity. Not because the ideas aren't there, but because survival takes up all the mental space.
It blocks confidence. When all you've ever known is lack, it rewires your self-worth.
It blocks voice. Because society listens differently to someone with empty pockets.
It blocks experimentation, because you can't afford to fail when failure means hunger, prison or even death.
It blocks rest. It steals sleep. It drains peace.
It blocks time, as everything takes longer when you have to figure it all out alone, from scratch, with no safety net.
It blocks joy. Not all of it, but the kind that lasts.
It blocks visibility. You can be exceptional and invisible at the same time if you're poor.
It blocks love. Real, safe, sustained love.
It blocks even the belief that things could ever be different.
But here's what makes it more tragic... Poverty is not just financial. It becomes mental. Emotional. Generational.
It passes down like an unwanted inheritance. A chain of silence, of limits, of "manage it like that,"
... of "this is how it's always been."
Gradually, it stops being just a condition. It becomes an environment. A culture. A cage.
So if you've escaped poverty, I congratulate you. What you have accomplished is in the list of top three most difficult things in the world. Please, don't just count your blessings, reach back, open doors and help some out too. Just be sure that you've escaped totally. You can pull people out of the well if you've made it outside the well. Doing it inside the well can make you fall back to the bottom.
If you're still in it, hold on. You're not crazy. You're not broken. The system is.
And if you're in a position to do something, do something. Not everyone needs a miracle. Sometimes, people just need a ride to the interview.
A connection. A kind word. A break.
What you feel is a negligible help might just be what they need to begin to break the chain.
Rufa’atu thought tech wasn’t for “normal people”—until 3MTT. Just a teacher looking to grow, now she’s building real skills, rewriting her story, and just bagged an HP laptop + ₦500k. All because she dared to start.
Superhuman status: unlocked. 😎
#3MTT#impactstories
Accept the call and get the chance to collaborate, connect with great leaders, innovators around the globe @ArewaTechFest.
who do you want to meet?
me: @9aufal
Retracing your steps to the good things you've done is a powerful way to reflect and grow.
What’s your favorite part of TEKx Techies Evening?
What would you like to see in future sessions?
Let’s make it even better together!
#TechiesEvening@lawie__las@Mayorofkt@Marfiz_
🎉 Congrats to the First Batch of TEKx SMELift Winners!
After reviewing countless inspiring applications, we’re thrilled to announce the businesses selected for the first batch of the TEKx SMELift Program!
🏆 Winners:
@wazirirukayya
@Anew_youx
@Elsab@KosaiRepublic
I just applied to @tekx_ng's #SMELift program with my company Coconut world! Check it out here https://t.co/vA4WkrxabD and apply to digitize your Company #SMELift#DigitalTransformation
@YaxsyMand Nigeria is the richest, interms of population, still one of the best when it comes to natural resources, even with this setback we are going through, other countries can't compare, and are aware of this, they ar alot of good things about Nigeria lets spread them please.
October monthly showcase
FE/23/48076695
Cohort 2
Check out Attendee attendance app, solution to smooth attendance recording, and data generation and how I used quality assurance knowladge for testing.
@KATDICT@TEKx@3MTTNigeria#3MTTLearningCommunity#My3MTT@NITDANigeria
@devkaahl@3MTTNigeria@Roopher283167 It's an amazing experience! Our interactive discussions were superb, our ALC instructor's enthusiasm/expertise made learning enjoyable & motivating. I gained valuable insights on nt jst Quality assurance & it's applications bt beyond academics too. Thnk you @3MTTNigeria@tekx_ng
@TgeeUmeh@ArewaaConnect Funny he said everything is going well in Nigeria, well we hope the end result of what this Nigeria is doing will work out fine for all of us in the end
@CaptJamyl This light issue is a wake up call to us all, right from our general behaviours, to the people we vote to represent us. We need to think outside the box to create better solutions, I hope this solar thing will work, although with the level of poverty, we have a long way to go.
@el_uthmaan Keep it up, please even if they must be at a certain place have the talk with them, make it clear the dos nd donts share the activities, so they don't go embarassing you nd the family since ladies of this days lack proper equity