‘Why I coach children from broken homes’
Ekum Ogbe, a young entrepreneur specialises in coaching young people from broken homes. The CEO of ‘Ekumogbe’, a start-up firm spoke more about her activities in this interview. homes?
It’s a situation I’ve personally experienced and I can relate to the struggles of growing up that way and realising that there is almost no support for young people in that category.
I’ve also had conversations with friends, acquaintances and even strangers that are within my age bracket and younger, and I know and can relate to the struggles they all face, it’s also easier for me to understand because I’ve been there myself.
A good number of parents try to help but it’s difficult to fully do that when you’re not seeing things from the child’s perspective.
In other words; coming from a broken family myself, I saw a problem with this, especially in Nigeria and I’ve decided to help and not allow other young children to struggle when they can have it easier.
Can you speak about your educational background? I graduated from Abuja Capital International College in 2015, after that I attended London Brunel International College for a foundation year.
In 2016, I started studying Law in Brunel University London where I was a member of the Brunel Law Society, the Brunel Nigerian Society and secretary to Brunel Winners Campus Fellowship.
In 2019, I graduated with a 2:1 in LLB Law with a Bronze award as a certificate of achievement and also a silver award in recognition of my volunteer efforts and commitment to the community. I went on to become an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators Nigeria in 2019 during the first part of the Nigerian Law School.
I am currently in the Nigerian Law School training to become a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court
of Nigeria.
What spurred you into helping young people from broken What kind of struggles do children from broken homes pass experience?
Most children from broken homes lack self-confidence and this goes on to affect academic performance and results in antisocial behaviours.
Sometimes these children are robbed of their childhood by being made to grow up fast and make-do with what they’ve got financially and emotionally.
Young children from broken homes tend to bottle up a lot of things and feelings which will eventually surface in an unhealthy manner once they mature.
Depression, social anxiety disorder and even emotional turmoil are different struggles that young children face after