As a founder, it’s easy to get so caught up in the work that you don't get the chance to let people know who you are beyond the work.
I fell into that trap too.
But I’m changing that. Like they say, “The best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago. The next best time is now.”
From this week, I’m building in public, launching my newsletter and sharing more content, not just about Onboard, but about the journey itself.
Is it going to be easy? Definitely not.
But I’m up for the challenge and I hope y'all keep me accountable.
Let’s see how it goes 🌱
Icl, I wanted to quote this with something snarky.
"The moon?? 😭"
But then I remembered my dad told me how, once, a pastor in one "ramshackle building" in Ebutte Meta, used to tell his members that very soon, their church would be all over the world. Everyone laughed.
Extremely cruel to humiliate a mother in front of her daughter like this. Even worse that this was recorded and posted on social media.
My mother used to sweep people’s houses and gutters in 2016. It hurt too much that I could do nothing financially to stop her. I often insisted on going with her, just to help fetch the water she needed so we could finish quicker and get back home before daylight. I didn’t want anyone to see us. The poverty that pushes one to hide their labour in the dark is a painful one.
Yes, that child should not be working. But more than outrage, what she and her mother deserve is compassion. The only humane response is to help.
If no one has done this already, I would like to take full responsibility for the girl’s education through university. I hope this eases their burden in some way. These are incredibly hard times.
Our Privilege blinds us in ways we’ll never truly understand.
I think Christians need to return the favour and begin to comment on every show and IJGB jamboree, to remind everyone that these are done “at the nations expense”.