47 days, chess lovers! 47 days!!

It's 47 days to an exciting moment!

Make it a Date with us in CIS as we bring to your timeline the official countdown to one of the most beautiful and liberating experiences of the year! A new world is chess about to create around you, specifically in the slums of Majidun Ikorodu, here in Lagos Nigeria.

You don't want to miss out on the big event! Stay active, be present. Chess is about to renew dreams.


#CWB #CWB_AUG24TH #CWB_COUNTDOWN #chessinslums #ChessDream #Chess #MajidunChessJourney #UnveilingRoyaltyinEveryChild #EveryChildCounts #smile #chesscanchangelives #SDG #boundaries #bbn #bbn2019

47 days, chess lovers! 47 days!!

It's 47 days to an exciting moment!

Make it a Date with us in CIS as we bring to your timeline the official countdown to one of the most beautiful and liberating experiences of the year! A new world is chess about to create around you, specifically in the slums of Majidun Ikorodu, here in Lagos Nigeria.

You don't want to miss out on the big event! Stay active, be present. Chess is about to renew dreams.


#CWB #CWB_AUG24TH #CWB_COUNTDOWN #chessinslums #ChessDream #Chess #MajidunChessJourney #UnveilingRoyaltyinEveryChild #EveryChildCounts #smile #chesscanchangelives #SDG #boundaries #bbn #bbn2019

48 days, chess lovers! 48 days!!

It's 48 days to an exciting moment!

Today we bring to your timeline the official countdown to one of the most beautiful and liberating experiences of the year! A new world is chess about to create around you, specifically in the slums of Majidun Ikorodu, here in Lagos Nigeria.

You don't want to miss out on the big event! Stay active, be present. Chess is about to renew dreams.


#CWB #CWB_AUG24TH #CWB_COUNTDOWN #chessinslums #ChessDream #Chess #MajidunChessJourney #UnveilingRoyaltyinEveryChild #EveryChildCounts #smile #chesscanchangelives #SDG #boundaries #bbn #bbn2019

48 days, chess lovers! 48 days!!

It's 48 days to an exciting moment!


Today we bring to your timeline the official countdown to one of the most beautiful and liberating experiences of the year! A new world is chess about to create around you, specifically in the slums of Majidun Ikorodu, here in Lagos Nigeria.

You don't want to miss out on the big event! Stay active, be present. Chess is about to renew dreams.!!!!


#CWB #CWB_AUG24TH #CWB_COUNTDOWN #chessinslums #ChessDream #Chess #MajidunChessJourney #UnveilingRoyaltyinEveryChild #EveryChildCounts #smile #chesscanchangelives #SDG #boundaries #bbn #bbn2019

49 days, chess lovers! 49 days!!

It's 49 days to an exciting moment!

Today we bring to your timeline the official countdown to one of the most beautiful and liberating experiences of the year! A new world is chess about to create around you, specifically in the slums of Majidun Ikorodu, here in Lagos Nigeria.

You don't want to miss out on the big announcement! Stay active, be present. Chess is about to renew dreams.


#CWB #CWB_AUG24TH #CWB_COUNTDOWN #chessinslums #ChessDream #Chess #MajidunChessJourney #UnveilingRoyaltyinEveryChild #EveryChildCounts #smile #chesscanchangelives #SDG #boundaries #bbn #bbn2019

49 days, chess lovers! 49 days!!

It's 49 days to an exciting moment!

Today we bring to your timeline the official countdown to one of the most beautiful and liberating experiences of the year! A new world is chess about to create around you, specifically in the slums of Majidun Ikorodu, here in Lagos Nigeria.

You don't want to miss out on the big announcement! Stay active, be present. Chess is about to renew dreams.


#CWB #CWB_AUG24TH #CWB_COUNTDOWN #chessinslums #ChessDream #Chess #MajidunChessJourney #UnveilingRoyaltyinEveryChild #EveryChildCounts #smile #chesscanchangelives #SDG #boundaries #bbn #bbn2019

50 days, chess lovers! 50 days!!

It's 50 days to an exciting moment!

Today we bring to your timeline the official countdown to one of the most beautiful and liberating experiences of the year! A new world is chess about to create around you, specifically in the slums of Majidun Ikorodu, here in Lagos Nigeria.

You don't want to miss out on the big announcement! Stay active, be present. Chess is about to renew dreams.


#CWB #CWB_AUG24TH #CWB_COUNTDOWN #ChessInSlums #ChessDream #Chess #MajidunChessJourney #UnveilingRoyaltyinEveryChild #EveryChildCounts #smile #chesscanchangelives #SDG #boundaries #bbn #bbn2019

50 days, chess lovers! 50 days!!

It's 50 days to an exciting moment!

Today we bring to your timeline the official countdown to one of the most beautiful and liberating experiences of the year! A new world is chess about to create around you, specifically in the slums of Majidun Ikorodu, here in Lagos Nigeria.

You don't want to miss out on the big announcement! Stay active, be present. Chess is about to renew dreams.


#CWB #CWB_AUG24TH #CWB_COUNTDOWN #ChessInSlums #ChessDream #Chess #MajidunChessJourney #UnveilingRoyaltyinEveryChild #EveryChildCounts #smile #chesscanchangelives #SDG #boundaries #bbn #bbn2019

CHESSINSLUMS (CIS) Live on TVC!!!
We @ CIS will like to infirm all Nairalanders and Chess lovers to tune their TV sets to TVC now!! & catup with discussions on our activities do far as to how much CIS has been able to work on removing the slums in the children and vise versa.

Special thanks to Zino and everybody that HSS made this possible.

Today in CIS( Chessinslums) we celebrate with one of our own DAP_Shotit.......Chessinslums ace Photographer.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY YO!...on behalf of CIS fam...
However It has been a journey of great works from all the CIS volunteers, making sure this dream of improving the livelihood of these kids in remote areas come to fusion.

Chessinslums is aimed at targeting kids that are less privileged in order to create an avenue for them (Kids) to overcome their individual challenges via Chess a game of strategy.

We are poised to making sure its impact is felt all over Nigeria starting from our domain here in Lagos (Majidun).....Over the month there has been feasible progress and we aspire to achieve more. Today we celebrate with our colleague in good faith.....once again Happy Birthday DaP_ Shotit.

Chessinslums participated with her Kids in the Lagos Games Festival...It has beed a great day for these kids that only know struggles and hardknocks experience based on their backgrounds and day to day activities where they live.....However after so much that has been put into training and grooming by the able and dedicated members of Chessinslums we can categorically say that these kids now comprehend that there are better strategies of approaching challenges in life dealings. This exemplary character is what geared them to rank amongst the best in the competition..We are proud to state the obvious " NO MORE SLUM IN THEIR GENES".
Chessinslums is an initiative aimed @ helping kids in the slum live better lives and also get educated via the great game of strategy of Chess.
We will appreciate every question, critic or contribution that this post will generate.

Hello.

Please for next time give a source for that particular picture. It's a picture of one of our students.

However for the tournament.

you can reach out to @chessguru

I would come up with some other pointers later at night.

Meet our amazing WCW!
Precious is her name. She is indeed a rare gem, as precious as gold. I was captivated by her smile when I first saw her walk into our training centre last year. She had a striking semblance with the character Phiona Mutesi in the popular Disney movie; Queen of Katwe.
With a very calm demeanor, I watched Precious grow as a chess player over the past few months. Now she has grown to be one of our best female chess players.
Just last week Saturday, during our Chevron chess league match, I watched her face off fearlessly against Mr Lolomari George who happens to be the Head of Treasury Shell EP Companies in Nigeria. She had no idea of who she was up against, but she played anyway, giving it her best fight.
I'm incredibly proud of how far Precious has come and there's definitely no limit to where her dreams will take her. The day I saw her selling fish on the streets during school hours, my heart sunk deeply in oceans. Then I realized that she's from Cameroon and was brought to Nigeria to live with her aunt who sells fish for a living.
Precious has been out of school for two years now because they barely make enough to feed themselves, let alone afford school fees payment. Though deeply saddened for being out of school, she chooses to smile cheerfully while helping her aunt to sell fish.
Chess has been a great escape for her in tremendous ways. She is highly intelligent and always ecstatic whenever I offer her books to read. She would carefully jot down words she doesn't understand and I help her with the definitions and usage in sentences.
As a result of this, she has developed great passion for scriptwriting and hopes to become a scriptwriter someday.
I worry because Precious is just 14 years old but already has all features of a young lady. It is only a matter of time before men start trying to take advantage of her.
For most girls in Majidun community, teenage pregnancy is prevalent because that seems to be the only option available for them.
This is one narrative we have come to change. We will not stand for this!
Precious deserves quality education, she deserves a chance to live out her dreams.
There are 13.4 million children who are school dropouts in Nigeria and Precious is one of them.
This is a great tragedy.
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
Let us all rise for the sake of Precious. Every child is worth it. They are worth love, they are worth the sacrifice.
What is more important?
What is bigger?
What is better than giving someone hope of a greater tomorrow?
Education is the most powerful weapon with which we can use to change the world- Nelson Mandela
Save a girl child today and know that you are empowering a mother to many nations.
Send us a DM if you would like to offer financial support to help enrol Precious in a private school.
Let us also share this to the ends of the world.
#IMAGINE IF YOU COULDN'T READ THIS
#QUALITY EDUCATION FOR PRECIOUS

Loluores:
Interesting initiative. Keep it up!

Thank you.

You can kindly follow us on Social media and also share our recent story above. One of our phenomenon female chess players. She deserves quality education.

Have a great day

Meet our amazing WCW!

Precious is her name. She is indeed a rare gem, as precious as gold. I was captivated by her smile when I first saw her walk into our training centre last year. She had a striking semblance with the character Phiona Mutesi in the popular Disney movie; Queen of Katwe.

With a very calm demeanor, I watched Precious grow as a chess player over the past few months. Now she has grown to be one of our best female chess players.

Just last week Saturday, during our Chevron chess league match, I watched her face off fearlessly against Mr Lolomari George who happens to be the Head of Treasury Shell EP Companies in Nigeria. She had no idea of who she was up against, but she played anyway, giving it her best fight.


I'm incredibly proud of how far Precious has come and there's definitely no limit to where her dreams will take her. The day I saw her selling fish on the streets during school hours, my heart sunk deeply in oceans. Then I realized that she's from Cameroon and was brought to Nigeria to live with her aunt who sells fish for a living.

Precious has been out of school for two years now because they barely make enough to feed themselves, let alone afford school fees payment. Though deeply saddened for being out of school, she chooses to smile cheerfully while helping her aunt to sell fish.


Chess has been a great escape for her in tremendous ways. She is highly intelligent and always ecstatic whenever I offer her books to read. She would carefully jot down words she doesn't understand and I help her with the definitions and usage in sentences.

As a result of this, she has developed great passion for scriptwriting and hopes to become a scriptwriter someday.

I worry because Precious is just 14 years old but already has all features of a young lady. It is only a matter of time before men start trying to take advantage of her.

For most girls in Majidun community, teenage pregnancy is prevalent because that seems to be the only option available for them.

This is one narrative we have come to change. We will not stand for this!
Precious deserves quality education, she deserves a chance to live out her dreams.

There are 13.4 million children who are school dropouts in Nigeria and Precious is one of them.

This is a great tragedy.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Let us all rise for the sake of Precious. Every child is worth it. They are worth love, they are worth the sacrifice.


What is more important?
What is bigger?
What is better than giving someone hope of a greater tomorrow?

Education is the most powerful weapon with which we can use to change the world- Nelson Mandela

Save a girl child today and know that you are empowering a mother to many nations.


Send us a DM if you would like to offer financial support to help enrol Precious in a private school.

Let us also share this to the ends of the world.

#IMAGINE IF YOU COULDN'T READ THIS
#QUALITY EDUCATION FOR PRECIOUS

naturefellow:
no mockery! I'm just fascinated by their prowess in these board games, most of which I lack aptitude for. May great opportunities for gifts find us all in our diverse corners!

And well done for your initiative!

Peep photo I took of a children ayo tournament in a community in Abeokuta below... Witnessed it on a driveby. I and friends had to park and join in. Winners were rewarded with some cash. See, I support in my little way :-)

Thank you very much for your words.

I totally understand you, but I think the person who made the original post was making fun of the kids. Hence my reaction...


Wow... beautiful picture and wonderful story.

Well done sir

naturefellow:
Chessinslums I'll follow your IG page, and give support when I can. Well done!

Thank you very much �

fairfora:
This year is a year of lifting amazing, talented kids and prepare them for the future by God and bringing them into a limelight, especially Nigerian kids home and abroad. Last week, it was an intelligent kid success who had a zeal for education by defying and damning her teacher's flogging. Now it's another talented kid, tani. God is great

Exactly just like our kids at chessinslums who got scholarships offer.

It is not easy to do what we do in creating and raising champions from under privileged situations.

bro4u:
While the children in my street are fighting themselves over Ludo...

You guys know that there are tournaments for those games right, where people play for money.

All those children need is an opportunity just like Tani and just like what we do at chessinslums.

I don't see a reason why we should mock them for having interest in a game different from chess.

naturefellow:
and draft!

You guys know that there are tournaments for those games right, where people play for money.

All those children need is an opportunity just like Tani and just like what we do at chessinslums.

I don't see a reason why we should mock them for having interest in a game different from chess.

Well, I think all we have to do is remain positive at this point. Let's see how it goes.

meanwhile please check us out and you can Send a DM if interested.

https://www.nairaland.com/5092326/nigerian-children-slums-learning-play

How real is this though? is it a verified source? Anyone around the area to confirm this story?

If yes, this is tragic. Building collapse to this, I hope there isn't any causalities.

Folks talking about fire service, with the way the traffic is in Lagos, I wonder how they would pass through and get there on time. Unless they use another means of transportation like water or air to get to the location.

Meanwhile please view our signature and send a DM if interested.

This is really sad. Nigeria what way?

Meanwhile please check our signature and send a DM if interested

I think this mocking is totally unnecessary, we have to tell ourselves the truth.

Meanwhile please check our signature and you can DM if interested.

Wonderful Thread.

Please check us out and send a pm if interested

https://www.nairaland.com/5092326/nigerian-children-slums-learning-play

You can lend your support in this initiative by sending us a DM here or clicking on the link in our signature. .

You can also check our thread on nairaland

https://www.nairaland.com/5092326/nigerian-children-slums-learning-play

Thank you.