12/05/2026
It’s been 2 years since Blessed was reunited back with his family, over the past year + he has been learning furniture making and has made significant progress with his skills. Come September 2026, he would be joining our Back to School Scholarship program.
When we met Blessed in 2024 during one of our street corners, he had been living on the streets for over a year. Countless efforts had been made to take him back but he still ended up on the streets after a short while. His parents were separated at the time and he stayed with his paternal grandmother. Due to his constant relapse to the streets, his family had lost hope in him completely.
When we stepped into the situation, after series of counseling and Blessed finally accepting to go home, our biggest obstacle became his grandmother accepting him back. It wasn’t an easy feat because a particular lady who happens to be a neighbor kept trying to convince the grandmother not to accept him back that he wouldn’t change but through the help of another neighbor(A male figure in the compound) we were able to convince his grandmother as to why we should all join efforts to oversee Blessed’s stay at home. In the end, motherly love won and Blessed was accepted back home.
This is what community and consistency makes possible in line with street corners.
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