2018 was an eventful year for us at Taking All Men Brother (TAMEB), notably for the TAMEB youths who embarked on youth focus projects. The year saw TAMEB engage in capacity building training for disadvantaged women in Kwara State and secondary school-aged boys and girls in Lagos, as well as an interfaith dialogue hosted in Lagos.
TAMEB Women Empowerment Project
The year began with the female empowerment project which was hosted in Ilorin, Kwara State in February. Fifty (50) disadvantaged women, who were either breadwinner of their families or outcasted by their families benefitted from the two (2) weeks entrepreneurship skills acquisition training, which took place between February 1 and February 14, 2018. The women learnt how to produce a range of high demand and fast-moving commodities which also require low startup capital, such as liquid soap, bathing soap, shampoo, clutch purse and auto-gele. In addition to learning these skills, the women were also thought basic business development skills such as bookkeeping, preparing inventory and sales documentation.
Fourth Interfaith Dialogue
On the 17th of March 2018, TAMEB hosted another edition of its flagship interfaith dialogue at the Logos Centre, Oregun, Lagos. The themes for the discussions were “Nigeria: A nation in need of healing” and “Who is your neighbor? How do we impact positively in each other’s lives?“. The event had over 300 people in attendance. The high profile panelist cut across the triad religions in Nigeria (Christianity, Islam and African Traditional Religions), sociology and most notably the Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs and Culture, as well as representatives of the media and other civil society groups. The women who benefitted from the Ilorin capacity building program were also on ground to showcase their works and sell to attendees. The event was a huge success, as it received positive feedback from the Lagos State Ministry of Home Affairs and Culture, the representatives of the triadic religions, the academics, the youths in attendance and the media.
On the 17th of March 2018, TAMEB hosted another edition of its flagship interfaith dialogue at the Logos Centre, Oregun, Lagos. The themes for the discussions were “Nigeria: A nation in need of healing” and “Who is your neighbor? How do we impact positively in each other’s lives?“. The event had over 300 people in attendance. The high profile panelist cut across the triad religions in Nigeria (Christianity, Islam and African Traditional Religions), sociology and most notably the Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs and Culture, as well as representatives of the media and other civil society groups. The women who benefitted from the Ilorin capacity building program were also on ground to showcase their works and sell to attendees. The event was a huge success, as it received positive feedback from the Lagos State Ministry of Home Affairs and Culture, the representatives of the triadic religions, the academics, the youths in attendance and the media.
By mid-year, the TAMEB youths began designing youth-focused programs and decided on Agege in Lagos as the community most suitable to launch their program. In July, they TAMEB youths introduced themselves to the Agege community stakeholders in order to declare the organization’s intentions and to identify the areas best for the organization to carry out its interventions.
Launch of the TAMEB Counseling and Mentorship Program
In September 2018, TAMEB youths launched its youth empowerment programs which began with TAMEB Counseling and Mentorship Program for secondary school children between the ages of 11 and 20. The goal of the intervention is to stem teenage delinquency and crime among inner-city teenagers and to help them transition from delinquent teenagers to responsible adults. The program launched in Iloro Junior Grammar School and Agege Junior College. One hundred and fourteen (114) students, both boys and girls cutting across all tribes and religions in Nigeria, are part of the counseling and mentorship program.
With your support, we hope to consolidate on the successes of 2018 and do more in 2019.