@LEAPAfrica The #ydos campaign was an avenue to spotlight persons living with disabilities. It was inclusive - the food drive campaign happened in Nigeria and South Africa - No one should be left behind - @ademi4wealth.
300level when I went for my teaching practice my supervisor commented in my assessment book, “you are a born teacher.” Na teacher born me although I am not practicing I can proudly say I am a trained teacher.
As we celebrate teachers today, especially with the UN“Transforming Education Start with Teacher”. It is my belief that to have an inclusive society, our teachers have to also understand that children with disability can be whatever they wish to be.
is just that we have failed as a teacher to understand our pupils. But, are we truly ready for that discussion? No, and that's why the phrase “Agba teacher(old teacher) will continue to ring a bell in my ears when it comes to teaching.
Psychology of learning (EDU 214;404), vividly explains how we have different students in our classrooms and how different models can be used by we teachers to give us good learning outcomes. There is no “olodo” or those discriminatory words in education
As we celebrate the #International Sign Language Day, we appreciate the work that sign language interpreters do as bridge to the lives & communities of our friends with hearing impairments around the world.
Grateful for @AAjijala our sign language interpreter at @Project_Enable
The summary from the lesson of Jonah is a little reminder that God is slow to anger and full of mercy, God showed Jonah mercy two different times. First on his way to Tarshish and secondly after preaching to the Nineveh's citizens.
As Christians, I think we should relearn that when our brethren fall, our main duty is to pray for them. It is not in our jurisdiction to condemn remember God created us and He is aware that we are dust.
Today is not the day to talk about the lifelong effects of prematurity on those of us who make it.
Today, please let's work together to give preemies a fighting chance.
We need to do more to help more preemies survive
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Today is World Prematurity Awareness Day. A day set aside to raise awareness about the high incidence and the long lasting effects of prematurity.
1 in every 10-12 children born is born before 37 weeks of gestation and is therefore considered premature.
About 40,000 children are born preterm yearly in Nigeria
Prematurity is one of the leading causes of Neurodevelopmental disorders such as Cerebral Palsy,so I am extremely concerned about the lack of adequate neonatal care in Nigeria.
However the lack of oxygen between when I was delivered and when the incubator was ready has been highlighted as the leading cause of the Cerebral Palsy that I live with today.
Sadly, too many hospitals do not have functional incubators to handle preterm births.
As a preterm baby myself born at 29 weeks gestation, weighing 1.1kg , I was not expected to make it home from the hospital.
The presence of a well equipped Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with a functional incubator made the difference.