Not His Fault That He Was A Street Boy!

"This young man here inspires us SO greatly. I never knew I could look a teacher and a school head in the eyes and give them a piece of my mind until Saudiq came into the picture! He strengthened my voice for advocacy

He was a victim of bullying. And,  not only was he bullied by his classmates but by his classteacher, too! His crime was that, the private school we enrolled him seems too "TUSHED" to have a supposed street boy in their classroom! Sadly, his classmates and teacher were used to seeing him as a street boy, who hawks and never go to school, until we intervened in 2012/13. God bless all our sponsors 🙏🙏

At 10years old, and in basic 1, this teacher never believed in him. She would use the came on him at the slightest provocation, at other times, she would give the rod to his classmates to do the flogging on her behalf!!! The marks on his body said it all... Until gradually, our Saudiq lost his enthusiasm towards learning. He wouldn't want to go to school, anymore, he was scared of what his mistress would do. 🙁 Thankfully, we resolved this

Well, It wasn't Saudiq's fault that he lost his father at such a tender age of two. Not his fault that circumstances made him to be more on the street than the classroom. Never his fault. Never his fault. And, this was why we embraced and supported him from Nursery class till he finished primary education. Thankfully, he is in High school already...and, every now and then he wouldn't cease to call my attention when he sees me around in the community, to say hi

Today, we were everywhere in the

community, together. Until some friends from the press showed up for interviews

So, I present to you, a young man with a gentle soul and great dreams! Prof. Saudiq 💪😊 #TogetherWeDoMore💪"


Written by Tosin Taiwo. Executive Director of Street to School Initiative. #SayNoToBullying.