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She used to be scared to tell her mum what was going on at school. Now she talks to her mum about everything, and says she can’t keep anything from her.
We celebrate more than grades. A leap in character, a problem solved in her community, a business she started herself. Every Star is featured with her parents' consent, by her initials.
She used to be scared to tell her mum what was going on at school. Now she talks to her mum about everything, and says she can’t keep anything from her.
She built her own accountability system with a friend: they set target scores, and whoever falls short pays a ₦100 fine. She says it works.
Things that used to be a struggle, she now does without reminders. Her mentor calls her very committed to her goals.
Her mentor has never seen a teenager more passionate about her faith goal. She is building her walk with God now, so it guides her choices when she is independent.
She set an academic goal and smashed it: A’s across the board, with an A+ in science.
A steady year of work, and she came 2nd in her class.
From short “I don’t know” answers to relaxed, open conversations with her mentor.
Met her faith goal, and went straight on to take up another one.
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