KIR Foundation 4th Annual Charity Fair

For the last three years, KIR Foundation has hosted the Annual Exhibition to create awareness about our projects as well as to display and sell the items made by our beneficiaries with and without disabilities. The aim of the KIR Foundation Annual Charity Fair 2016 is to raise funds to host the 2017 Prize Giving and Book Donation Day Project which will take place at the Special School for Handicapped Children at Creek Road Port Harcourt on Friday, the 3rd of February 2017. 

It would be our utmost pleasure to welcome you to the Keeping It Real (KIR) Foundation 4th Annual Charity Fair 2016. It is an open and free flowing event with a steady stream of guests coming in to shop as well as network with other vendors and guests. 

          Venue: The Charity Fair will hold at KIR Foundation’s Inclusive Resource and Rehabilitation Community Centre. Plot 8, Road 112, Federal Housing Estate, Amadi-Ama, off Peter Odili Road via Haritz Drycleaners. Port Harcourt.

Date: 19th November 2016

Time: 12p.m to 6.00p.m.

 

KIR Foundation is passionate about those who are marginalized, especially persons living with disabilities (PWDs). We constantly look out for opportunities to promote the rights for inclusion of the disability community in all developmental issues because we know that they are stigmatized and the poorest of the poor in society. Therefore, in 2012, we adopted the Special School for Handicapped Children (SSHC) had have been implementing projects in the school within our thematic areas of Education, Advocacy, Capacity and Sustainable Development. Our belief is that no one should be left behind in self-development especially in education.

SPECIAL SCHOOL APPRECIATES SMALL WORLD AND KIR FOUNDATION

“My name is Frederick Igbanibo Amakiri. I am the Principal, Special School for Handicapped Children Senior Secondary Port Harcourt. We indeed thank Keeping It Real Foundation and their partner Small World; who have thought of our children and come to establish an ICT Resource Room for us. The benefits to our students cannot be measured in terms of words.

This will bring our students into computer literacy and greatly enhance their educational pursuits and their social life….” (Watch the complete interview on KIR Foundation’s Youtube Channel - )
The words of gratitude expressed by the principal reflect the heart of the school management and the students. The ICT Resource Room is vital to the academic advancement of the students, taking into consideration the fact that computer based examinations have been introduced. Therefore, without the assistance of organizations like SMALL World, students in public schools especially those with disabilities will be left behind.
Furthermore, KIR Foundation is having discussions with the school management to introduce ICT practical lessons in the school curriculum.

Help Maria's Dream Come True!

Miss Maria Okese is a twenty-four year old Orphan, a fast learner and very amiable. She is Deaf but communicates excellently with sign language and averagely in written English language. Maria graduated from the Special Needs School in 2013 and was one of the beneficiaries who participated in the KIR Foundation's nine (9) months Vocational Training with the Special Needs School Creek Road, Port Harcourt in 2013.
She graduated with an exceptional performance in Photography and Make-up artistry. Her excellent performance earned her an award and a starter pack. The starter included a camera(Nikon D7000 Model Flash SB700 Speedlight), HP laptop and photo printer. Maria's camera was stolen when KIR Foundation's Inclusive Resource and Rehabilitation Community Centre was burgled in 2014. Currently, Maria is the coordinator of KIR Foundation's Creative Abilities Unit and In-house Photographer. Join us to make Maria's dream of getting a personal camera(Nikon D7000 Model Flash SB700 Speedlight) come true.

Inclusive Young Leadership Academy (YLA) 2016

As part of the activities to commemorate KIR Foundation’s Global Action Month for Education; KIR Foundation is organizing the 3rd Annual Inclusive Young Leadership Academy (YLA) to build the capacity of the newly elected prefects of twenty (20) selected secondary schools; Private, Public and Special schools in Rivers State.
The Inclusive Young Leadership Academy will hold at the Conference Hall University of Port Harcourt Business School in Rivers State, Nigeria on Wednesday, 25^th May, 2016. Last year, the theme for the Global Action Month 2015 was ' Vote for Education' and fourteen secondary schools participated in the Inclusive Young Leadership Academy (YLA).

The Inclusive Young Leadership Academy (YLA) has two sessions; the Training session and Advocacy session. Furthermore, during the advocacy session, special guests and the participating student leaders will discuss their views on what they could do to support education and transform their world. The aim of the advocacy session is to encourage the young leaders to stimulate thought processes and be solution minded.

 The objective of the Inclusive Young Leadership Academy (YLA) is as follows:

-           To build the leadership capacity of the newly elected prefects in secondary schools.

-           To provide tools for the prefects to become mentors and peer educators in their individual schools so that they can become leadership trainers to their peers.

-           To create the much needed awareness and advocacy for inclusive education, and in the process Peer Advocates. (Last year, KIR Foundation was able to raise One Hundred Peer Advocates).

The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) is a social movement dedicated to ensuring free and equal access to quality education around the world. One of the major activities of GCE is the Global Action Week; in which all partners - including KIR Foundation, are called to advocate for and champion the provision of quality education. Last year, the theme for the Global Action Week 2015 was 'Vote for Education'. This year, GCE encourages stakeholders and partners as well as students to focus on ‘Education Financing’ as a theme. The theme gives us the opportunity to advocate for robust funding to support quality education for all. KIR Foundation’s theme for the event is “How Financing Education will Transform our World”.

The KIR Foundation’s Global Action Month for Education which began on the 24^th of April and will conclude with the Inclusive Young Leadership Academy on the 25^th of May 2016 encourages stakeholders; civil societies, youth groups, teachers, students, as well as individuals to explore educational activities for global citizenship.

KIR Foundation commemorated the International Book Giving Day

KIR Foundation commemorated the International Book Giving Day on the 14th day of February 2016, by donating 127 books to Street Child Care Welfare Initiative in Lagos State (SCCWI), 153 books to Ikoyi Prison in Lagos State and 95 books, plus numerous educational supplies to selected vulnerable children of Central State Primary School Igwuruta in Rivers State.

KIR Foundation appreciates Farafina/Kachifo Limited for donating 730 new books and Tom Charles Nwoke for donating 150 gently used books to support KIR Foundation’s Book Drive. Kindly remember to donate your new or gently used books to KIR Foundation. Please drop the books at KIR Foundation Inclusive Resource and Rehabilitation Community Centre; Plot 8, Road 112 Federal Housing Estate Amadi-Ama, via Haritz Dry Cleaners, Off Peter Odili Road Port Harcourt in Rivers State.

SHOE MAKING TRAINING (2016)

Ten (10) out of school youth with disabilities were given the opportunity to increase their skill set by participating in the Advanced Shoe Making Training organised by KIR Foundation from the 15th to 26th of February 2016.

Femi Kayode, one of the beneficiaries of the Advanced Shoe Making Vocational Skill Training Project and a 20 year old graduate of the Special School for Handicapped Children (S.S.H.C) said that, “through the training he  had taught how to make and repair shoes”.

KIR Foundation wants to set up an inclusive start-up youth hub by our next financial year ( in September 2016), to provide office space for young entrepreneurs with and without disabilities. Kindly donate to KIR Foundation to enable us establish the Inclusive Start-up Youth Hub. Keeping It Real Foundation Ltd/GTE – 0052683160 GT Bank Account.