NGO Celebrates Young Innovators, Pledges Support
A non-governmental organisation, Live Abundantly Empowerment Initiative, has commended the innovativeness of Lagos children as it pledged its continual support to improve their skills.
The founder of the initiative, Dr. Ama Onyerinma who marveled at the scientific works created and displayed by the students of Lagos State institutions as part of activities to mark the state’s 50th anniversary noted that there was need to improve and sustain the ability of the innovators through support from government and private entities.
While speaking at the ‘Lagos Got Talent Programme’, held at Teslim Balogun Stadium recently with theme, ‘To Live with or To Live For’,Onyerima stressed the need for all, irrespective of challenges and background, to accommodate each other and add value to the society.
“As we celebrate the city we call home, I recognise all of us in this megacity are ‘Living With Something’ -challenges, theses should not be the definition of our existence, the true catalyst for a better life is what ‘We Live For’ and it is important as citizens to recognise and understand that our personal survival and development rest with us individually and collectively.
“In line with the mission at Live Abundantly Initiative, to uphold the civil liberties of women and children, thus securing their future, through information, advocacy and education, we are here today to celebrate these children and their ingenuities while we will also raise support for them to reach their goals”, she said.
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos Education District 4, Mrs. Lola Are-Adegbite, while commending the efforts of the children, reiterated the importance of scientific discoveries to the world, ranging from communication, transportation and human consumption.
“It is imperative to note that these young scientists have become technologically driven and we can simply accept the fact that they are fertile ground for amazing inventions in the nearest future”, she pointed out.
Some of the innovations on exhibition included Solar fan/security alarm, tuber recycling machine, fire alarm system, production of insecticide from plant, recycling of saw dust to wood briquettes, production of bio gas from animal excrements among many others.