{"id":721,"date":"2019-06-17T21:09:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T21:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/2019\/06\/17\/uba-foundation-celebrates-african-child\/"},"modified":"2020-09-03T17:39:02","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T17:39:02","slug":"uba-foundation-celebrates-african-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/uba-foundation-celebrates-african-child\/","title":{"rendered":"UBA FOUNDATION CELEBRATES THE AFRICAN CHILD; HOSTS READING SESSION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"background: white;color: black;font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A0044-1-1024x605.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A0044-1-1024x605.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"946\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"background: white;color: black;font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"background: white;color: black;font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">Education is critical<br \/>\nfor development and helps lay the foundations for social well-being, economic<br \/>\ngrowth and security, gender equality and peace.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"background: white;color: black;font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">The Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the UBA<br \/>\nGroup, UBA Foundation, today in celebration of The Day of the African Child,<span style=\"background: white;color: #222222\"> brought together students from various<br \/>\nsecondary schools in Lagos to create the consciousness of the importance of<br \/>\nreading by engaging them in a reading exercise. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"background: white;color: #222222;font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">The event was held<br \/>\nat the UBA House.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9857-1-1024x682.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9857-1-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"background: white;color: #222222;font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"background: white;color: #222222;font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">The students were educated<br \/>\non various issues, ranging from financial literacy, the importance of a reading<br \/>\nculture and nation building.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"background: white;color: #222222;font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">Schools present at<br \/>\nthe event include Akande Dahunsi Memorial High School, Lagos; Government Senior<br \/>\nCollege, Maroko, Aunty Ayo International School Ikoyi and Wahab Folawiyo Senior<br \/>\nHigh School, Ikoyi to mention a few.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"background: white;color: #222222;font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"background: white;color: #222222;font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">The Day of the<br \/>\nAfrican Child has been celebrated on June 16 every year since 1991, when it was<br \/>\nfirst initiated by the OAU Organisation of African Unity, honouring those who<br \/>\nparticipated in the Soweto Uprising in 1976 on that day. It also raises<br \/>\nawareness of the continuing need for improvement of the education provided to<br \/>\nAfrican children.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">In her welcome address, the<span style=\"background: white;color: #222222\"> Group Head, Human Resources, Mrs Patricia Aderibigbe<br \/>\neducated the students on the UBA Foundation key three pillars: Education,<br \/>\nEmpowerment and Environment.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9814-1-1024x682.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9814-1-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\"><span style=\"background: white;color: #222222\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"background: white;color: #222222;font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">She explained how the<br \/>\nUBA Foundation is helping rekindle the dwindling reading and literacy culture<br \/>\namongst African youths. And how the foundation continues to contribute positively<br \/>\nto the development of African youth, especially in the area of education.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"background: white;color: #222222;font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">The Chief Credit<br \/>\nOfficer, UBA Africa, Mr. Franklin Erebor also addressed the students briefly on<br \/>\nfinancial literacy and the need to plan for the future.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9868-1-1024x682.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9868-1-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"background: white;color: #222222;font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">After the speeches,<br \/>\nthere was a reading session where the management staff read to the students and<br \/>\nengaged them in reading a number of passages from select reading materials.<\/span><br \/>\nThe students also took turns to read.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9899-1-1024x682.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9899-1-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9953-1-1024x682.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9953-1-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9954-1-1024x682.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9954-1-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9958-1-1024x682.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9958-1-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9966-1-1024x682.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9966-1-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9913-1-1024x682.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9913-1-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9949-1-1024x682.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9949-1-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9930-1-1024x682.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9930-1-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"background: white;color: #222222;font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">The students were<br \/>\nrewarded for their eagerness to learn and also charged to continue reading to<br \/>\nimprove themselves for the greater good of Africa.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"background: white;color: #222222;font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">After the reading session, the students asked questions which were answered by the management staff.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9990-1-1024x682.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9990-1-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9994-1-1024x682.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/821A9994-1-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">The events came to an end with a photo session<br \/>\nand refreshments afterwards.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">The students were happy and thanked UBA for encouraging<br \/>\nthem to be the best they can be.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%\">The Day of the African Child has been celebrated<br \/>\non June 16 every year since 1991, when it was first initiated by the OAU Organisation<br \/>\nof African Unity, honoring those who participated in the Soweto Uprising in<br \/>\n1976 on that day. It also raises awareness of the continuing need for<br \/>\nimprovement of the education provided to African children.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u00a0 \u00a0 Education is critical for development and helps lay the foundations for social well-being, economic growth and security, gender equality and peace. \u00a0 The Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the UBA Group, UBA Foundation, today in celebration of The Day of the African Child, brought together students from various secondary schools in Lagos [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":2948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[384],"tags":[65,156,88,157,83,158],"class_list":["post-721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-unitedbankforafrica","tag-africachild","tag-africanentrepreneurs","tag-dayoftheafricanchild","tag-everydayliviing","tag-reading"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.6 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UBA FOUNDATION CELEBRATES THE AFRICAN CHILD; 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