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FAIR LIFE AFRICA CORPORATE PROFILE

CCC Respite Project FAIR LIFE AFRICA FOUNDATION

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FAIR LIFE AFRICA CORPORATE PROFILE

Name: Fair Life Africa Founda�on

Founded: January 2011

Incorporated: 22nd June 2011

Reg. Number: CAC/IT/NO 45552 (RC 435786)

Address: 2 Gbara Close, Off Maiyegun Beach Road, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria

Websites: www.fairlifeafrica.org; www.fairlifeafrica.wordpress.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/fairlifeafrica

Twi�er: www.twi�er.com/CCCIni�a�ve

GlobalGiving: h�p://www.globalgiving.co.uk/projects/protect‐and‐empower‐nigerian‐street‐kids/

Email: [email protected], [email protected], cccini�a�[email protected]

Telephone: (00234) 8058711125; 8095821990; 8092832745

Trustees: Ms Ufuoma Emerhor (Chief Execu�ve Officer)

Qualified Social Worker and Experienced Child Advocate.

Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, OON (Chairman of Board of Trustees) Mul�‐Skilled and Qualified Business Man, with Exper�se in Corporate Enterprise.

Mr John Onojeharho (Trustee)

Mul�‐Qualified Business Man, with Years of Corporate Management Experience.

Secretary: Mrs Agnes Umukoro Qualified and Experienced Leg al Prac��oner

ABOUT FAIR LIFE AFRICA FOUNDATION

Vision: To see a more just and equal society in Africa.

Mission:

Objec�ves: 1. To enrich the lives of t he most impoverished in society; 2. To support and empower the most vulnerable members of society, enabling the m to live a fair life; 3. To effect posi�ve changes in their lives through social ini�a�ve s and programs.

FAIR LIFE AFRICA is a progressive, humanitarian organisa�on. It is commi�ed to the mission of empowering people through prac�cal social ini�a�ves and programs. It stands for a fairer life for all people, by improving the life chances of the most disadvantaged. It serves people of all faiths, races, gender and any other orienta�on, without discrimina�on. It will promote the values of social inclusion and empowerment, by commissioning research and social awareness schemes that will inform social policies and a�tudes.


ABOUT CARE CONTINUITY CHALLENGE INITIATIVE Summary: Care Con�nuity Challenge Ini�a�ve is the fi r s t Ini�a�ve of Fair Life Africa Founda�on. It offers packages of care and support to street children , a s well as vulnerable single mothers, whose children are at risk. CCC Ini�a�ve (CCCI) provides clean, comfortable and child‐friendly environments for street children to meet others of like eexperience, to make friends and to rest from the inappropriate demands of homelessness and poverty. With a firm belief that children should be cared for in a famil yenvironment, we will inves�gate and assess each child’s situa�on , re‐establishing family links whe repossible, as empowered and constrained by the law and the child’s best interests and wishes. CCC Ini�a�ve also provides opportunity for thosew ho are commi�ed to rehabilita�ng from the streetsto reside safely and enrol into local schools. CC C Homes will receive and retain children based on setcriteria, having inves�gated family origin and the causes behind that specific child’s experience of homelessness. Resident children will also be supported through the provision of counselling, regular health check‐ups and follow up treatments, tutoring and voca�onal training, and will par�cipate in relevant programs and func�ons. Children will con�nue to receive support un�l they are 18 years old or decide to move on, and will be supported in their transi�on to adulthood and employment by mentors.

Care: CCC Drop‐In centres offer a point of contact with children who may have run fromhome, are working on the streets or are orphaneda nd homeless. They are supported and understood, given the opportunity to play, clean up, feed, rest and begin to dream about their future.

Con�nuity: Having iden�fied the street child r e n , and gained their confidence in �me, our workers will inves�gate the cause of their current condi�on. Families in need of support ‐ financial , medical or therapeu�c – will be assisted to enable reconcilia�on and stability.

Challenge: Offers orphans and children for whom return home is unsafe, the opportunity to residein our CCC Homes, with comprehensive support. The y will a�end school and/or learn a trade, receive medical care and nurturing, counselling and mentorship.

Services: Outreach, Meals, Shelter and Ameni�es, Clothing, Voca�onal Training, Life Skills Training, Recrea�on, Counselling, Mentorship, Family Tracing, Family Support (Training, Educa�onFinancial and Medical), Child Protec�on, Long‐term Accommoda�on, Educa�on, Medical Support, Home Care and Follow Up.

Beneficiaries: 1. The Children – They are abandoned, orphaned and vulnerable children, who may not have hope apart from our assistance and interven�on in their live . By changing their stories , we arechanging their world and ours.

2. Th e i r F a m i l i e s – T he basic unit of any society, and the endurance of our culture and values. Affected families may be restored from the depression of poverty and conflict.

3. The C o m m u n i t y – Where the social security structure is absent or has fallen, we areall at risk. If unsupported, they may become the downfall of a na�on. Timely and appropriate suppotr will impact the immediate community, and will be felt abroad and for genera�ons to come.

FAIR LIFE AFRICA FOUNDATION CCC Respite Project


ABOUT CCC RESPITE PROJECT Project Goal: For the reconcilia�on, rehabilita�on and reintegra�on of street children with theirfamilies for a secure and stable society. Background: You may have seen them on the street, begging at the traffic lights. Like most people,you probably prayed for the lights to change before they come to your window. Or could you be one of the few whose heart was touched by their plight? Y ou may have even heard stories about how they return home a�er begging, to give back huge earnings to exploita�ve parents or guardians. Perhaps you have even seen them on the streets at night, selling their bodies in dark corners. Sights like these can be heartbreaking, and it is right for us to seek a solu�on Commonly known as street or homeless children, they are o�en referred to in many other unfriendly names around the world. Who are they? Where do they come from? Why are they on the streets? And what can be done to help them...? A street child is a young person under 18 years, who lives on the streets, fending for themselves andtheir dependents, and usually does not have a home to return to. This defini�on includes those children who may return home, but spend their waking hours in employment on the streets. These are children on the streets, where as those without a home a re children of the streets. In every corner of the world where they are found, these children are subject to abuse, neglect, exploita�on and even death, being the target of criminals and hatemongers alike. Kuramo Beach in Lagos had one of the largest gatherings of street children, and was recently closed down d u e to disastrous ocean surges. Rain or shine, the children would sleep on the bare beach sand, and a c ountless number have lost their lives to the ocean waves. Join us to transform the life of a disadvantaged, discouraged and disillusioned child. Approach: Working from the understanding of the child’s right to life, to play and recrea�on, tofamily and social associa�on, to b e free from abuse and exploita�on and to receive educa�on; the project aims to redeem the lost childhood of the st reet child. O�en accused and abused, they need th e advocacy and protec�on of concerned adults, and to be empowered to strive for their full poten�al. I n light of the hard experiences of the child adjusted to street living, interven�ons will be sensi�ve, butasser�ve, and every effort will be made to resolve issues at home to prevent a return to the streets. It is our belief that it is preferable for a child to l i eve with their natural family, or s urrogate family, than in a residen�al facility. Plan: The project is available only for boys, as street boys and girls need to be supported inseparate facili�es. Following the comple�on of our 12‐week pilot programme, a transitory programmewill support 12 boys at a �me off the streets, enabling them to reside at the Home between three tonine months. The boys are rescued from the street,s rehabilitated and accommodated in a clean, safe and child‐friendly facility. Each child will be allocated a social worker and a support worker, and will alsojoin two sets of group. One is a counselling group, and another is a compe��ve group. These enable the children to form iden��es, develop their poten�al, and feel solidarity. There would be issues of abuse and exploita�on, poverty and/or sickness that will need to be addressedand overcome before a safe and secure transi�on back home is made. During their stay, children will besupported to visit and spend periods in their homes. Social workers will make recommenda�ons forcon�nued assistance and/or referral of children with specific or addi�onal support needs. Alterna�vesupport through fostering and legal guardianship will also be considered and sought. Support forfamilies will be phased in throughout the programme, and children will be followed up for a minimum of 12 months a�er reconcilia�on, to ensure complete reintegra�on back into society and quality control.

FAIR LIFE AFRICA FOUNDATION CCC Respite Project



FUNDING REQUIREMENTS Se�ng Up: To date, the Founding Trustees have provided, from their own resources, the followingstart‐up requirements for Fair Life Africa Founda�on:

• A Transit Home and Office in Gbara‐Lekki, to accommodate and rehabilitate 12 children;

• Two motor vehicles for use by the CEO and Social workers for administra�ve and outreach;

• Furnishing of the Home and Office, including renova�on of the grounds.

• Capital for opera�onal expenses to date. Further Needs: Fair Life Africa has budgeted the following for the con�nuance of its first project:

• Projected annual opera�ons budget – N20,000,000 ( at less than N2mil monthly) o Administra�on – N12,000,000 (includes wages, fuel consump�on etc) o Care/Outreach – N4,500,000 (includes feeding, clothing etc) o Empowerment/Follow up – N3,500,000 (includes family support, training etc)

Sponsorship: There are a variety of ways that supporters may partner or sponsor Fair Life Africa Founda�on. The following sponsorship schemes are suggested:

• Corporate Partnership

• Child Sponsorship

• Lump Sum Contribu�ons

• Specific Needs Sponsorship

• Professional Contribu�ons

• Event Sponsorship

• Physical Dona�ons of New/Used Items How To Donate: Funds can be transferred directly to our Guaranty Trust Bank account(0106643687) electronically by online banking, through our website at www.fairlifeafrica.org or via alocal bank branch. Cheques can also be made out to Fair Life Africa Founda�on, and can be picked up or sent to 2 Gbara Close, Off Maiyegun Beach Rd, Lekk i, Lagos, Nigeria. If you are interested in se�n g up monthly dona�ons, annual or programme child spons o rship or sponsoring specific programme needs, please contact us on (00234) 805 871 1125 or at [email protected].

WHY SUPPORT FAIR LIFE AFRICA? Fair Life Africa is a modern, humanitarian organisa�on for all people. We believe in holis�cpreventa�ve and empowering solu�ons to universal issues. At Fair Life Africa Founda�on, we prideourselves in having both passion and strategy. We have developed and employed several strategiessince our establishment in January 2011, and aspire to be a leading non‐profit and non‐governmentalorganisa�on in Africa. We seek out like‐minded organisa�ons to collaborate with in the allevia�on ofrisk and harm to the most vulnerable in society. As a faith‐based organisa�on, we operate with the loveand fear of God. Fair Life Africa strives to b e transparent in all its ventures, showing high standard incare, service and professionalism. The founders believe in the prac�cal expression of love, which is bothcompassionate and hopeful, and aim for the organisa�on to be a source of encouragement and comfortto the downhearted.

CCC Respite Project



BENEFITSTODONORSANDPARTNERS

Apartfromtheimmeasurablejoyandprideofknowing

thatyouhavetransformedsomeone’slifeforthebetter

andmadeyourmarkonsociety,donorsandpartnersof

Fair Life Africa Foundation will also share in the

followingbene�its:

1. Acknowledgment of sponsorship or partnership

inFairLifeAfrica’sNewslettersandPublications

2. Promotion of corporate sponsors and partners

throughmediachannels

3. AnnualrecognitionandawardthroughFairLife

Africa’sannualreportformajorcontributors

4. Patronageofservicesandconsumptionofgoods

offeredandsoldbyitscorporatepartners.

5. Developmentofselfandorganisationalimage,as

onethatisprogressiveandhumanitarian.

6. Organisations who offer apprenticeships or

internships to these young people can bene�it fraom

freshlabourpool,whichtheyhavealreadycontributedto

trainandequip.

7. The seventh bene�it is one that is reape d by all

members of society including our donors and partner

organisations. Wecanallexpecttobene�itfromsafer

streets, stable homes and communities, a prosperous

economic climate and a bright future for our natioinn

therearingofvisionaryleaders.

Remember,aswechangetheirstories,wewill

changetheirworldandourstoo.

CCC Respite Project

Welcome! Street Side View Front View

Right Side View Le� Side View

Garden View Back Yard for Outdoor Ac�vity/Training



Open Room for Meetings, Trainings and Meals Open Room in Use

Recreational/Counselling Room Reading/Computer Room

Reception Desk Staff Office


CEO’s Office Secretary/Assistant’s Desk and Server Room

Field Office Indoor Kitchen

Outdoor Cooking Area Kitchen Store

The Day Centre also contains:• One Visitor Toilet• One Staff Toilet• One Shower RoomAll are equipped with sink.

The rest of the pictures show the rooms andfacilities for accommodation. They include:• TV Room• Boys’ Rooms• Matron’s Quarters


Lounge/TV Room Lounge In Use

Big Boys’ Bedroom Small Boy’s Bedroom

Big Boy’s Bathroom Small Boy’s Bathroom


First Aid Room Matron’s Bedroom

Matron’s Kitchen Matron’s Bathroom

Borehole and Water Treatment Generator House

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