In March 2024, the Drum for Positive Change Foundation returned to IDP Camp Durumi, bringing the gift of education to the children residing there. Recognizing the educational needs of the camp's young inhabitants, the foundation sought to make a tangible difference through the provision of books and learning materials.

Situated amidst the tranquil surroundings of Durumi, the camp serves as a temporary refuge for families displaced by conflict. However, amidst the challenges of displacement, the children often find themselves lacking access to essential educational resources. With a steadfast commitment to fostering positive change, the Drum for Positive Change Foundation endeavored to address this pressing issue.

Upon arrival, the volunteers were met with enthusiasm and gratitude from the camp residents. The atmosphere buzzed with anticipation as crates of books were unloaded, each one holding the promise of a brighter future for the children. The camp coordinator, whose previous plea for educational support had sparked the foundation's initial visit, expressed heartfelt appreciation for the ongoing efforts to uplift the community.

As the distribution commenced, smiles lit up the faces of the children, their eager hands reaching out to grasp the treasures contained within the pages of the books. From captivating storybooks to educational resources, each item served as a catalyst for exploration and learning, opening doors to new realms of knowledge and imagination.

The volunteers of the Drum for Positive Change Foundation seized the opportunity to engage with the children, fostering connections through interactive reading sessions and storytelling activities. Across language barriers and cultural differences, bonds of empathy and understanding were forged, enriching the fabric of community spirit within the camp.

A poignant moment unfolded as a teacher from the camp's school stepped forward to express gratitude on behalf of the entire community. With heartfelt sincerity, she thanked the foundation for their generosity and prayed for continued blessings upon their noble endeavors. Her words echoed the collective sentiment of hope and appreciation that permeated the camp, reaffirming the transformative impact of the foundation's mission.

As the sun set on the horizon, casting a warm glow over the landscape, the echoes of laughter and camaraderie lingered in the air, a testament to the enduring spirit of resilience and unity within IDP Camp Durumi. Through their unwavering dedication and compassion, the Drum for Positive Change Foundation left an indelible mark on the hearts and minds of the children, paving the way for a brighter tomorrow filled with promise and opportunity.

I DID MINE AT 22.

mimiy05:
Testimony time

I just had my first big sale on fiverr.

It wasn't easy I must say. At first the buyer wanted voice over, recall I asked for how I could go about it and louie3 gave us a tutorial on natural voices which was what I used.

After the first delivery, the buyer requested a modification.

If you see the list eh, very long, and then she said some parts of the voice over sounded robotic. I was really depressed. I thought of cancelling, so as to avoid a low rating but something told me to keep trying.

To cut the long story short, since Friday, I have been modifying and she had been rejecting asking for more modification. Infact, I learnt a lot of things I could do with explaindio on my own from this gig alone. Fast forward to yesterday, she said I should remove the voice over and background music cos she just paid a seller for that, then do a little modification.

After sending the final modified video, she gave me a 5 star positive review(I didn't even ask for a review, infact I had zeroed my mind already that she was probably going to give me a 3 star review at the most) and said she loved the video and I did a wonderful job. The most interesting part, she also sent me the script to do another video for her!

Who says there's no God

I decided to share this for those who always think of giving up when things get so difficult, Don't give up, keep on trying, you don't know what God has in store for you. Imagine if I had asked for a cancellation? Probably would have been slammed with 1 star review

Apologies for the epistle. I just wanted to share this cos I owe my success to this thread. Oga Venzal, where are you ooo. Special thanks to you too.

More success to us!

MODIFIED: I finally got hazzantazzan's attention Thanks a lot bros.

How do I get this Explaindio software?

AFTER THE UPS AND DOWNS DESIGNING THE SITE AND OTHER ISSUES, THE SITE IS UP AND RUNNING. THANKS THE CREATOR OF THIS THREAD. IT SHALL BE WELL WITH YOU.

ZinoFego:
Your hosting company has suspended your website for reasons best known to them.

Please reach their customer service officer.

Thanks

Please help, I get redirect to this when I visit my website.

FINALLY MY BULK SMS WEBSITE IS READY.

I DESIGNED THIS MYSELF AND AM SURE YOU CAN DO IT TOO.

EXPERT IN THE HOUSE, PLEASE CHECK IT OUT AND LET ME KNOW YOUR VIEWS!!

[url]microsms4u.com[/url]

ShehuAba:
Good evening all.
Especially @creativeweb and others who have contributed immensely to this thread.
Indeed i must confess that this thread is an eye opener to me regarding the nitty gritty of the bulk sms business in Nigeria, and I'm seriously considering venturing into it.
But i have some questions:
1. Can you guys provide an approximate capital that can be used to start this business from scratch?
2. The SPC4 specifically, how much does it costs now?
3. Which of the sms plans remains the best as at now.

Thanks a lot, as i await your responses.

I STARTED MY BULKSMS BUSINESS EARLY THIS MONTH.
I BOUGHT SPC 4 FOR 15,500 WITH MY NAIRA DEBIT CARD,
I ALSO BOUGHT 14EURO SMS FROM ROUTESMS FOR A TRY
I REGISTERED AND HOSTED A DOMAIN NAME WITH 2,500 WITH SMARTWEB

WITH 23,000, YOU CAN START UP SOMETHING. YOU CAN ALSO BECOME MY RESELLER @ 1.20 PER UNIT

GOT THIS WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE MY NAMESERVER, PLEASE HELP

Please rolexsms, I am also having issues with my spc4. I installed and licensed it. I can't add API, I can't change Configuration Settings. Who do you think the problem might be coming from? The Hosting Company or the Spc4. I want to be sure before I transfer to another Hosting company because SPC Support said there is nothing wrong with the SPC4 Software. Please I need your feedback. Thank you.

rolexsms:

1. Go to Admin Area and click on 'Price Models'.
2. Click on 'Add New Model.'
3. Give it any name and then type your pricing model like this:
1-1000=2.00
1001-50000=1.60
etc
4. Click Submit.

Please rolexsms, I am also having issues with my spc4. I installed and licensed it. I can't add API, I can't change Configuration Settings. Who do you think the problem might be coming from? The Hosting Company or the Spc4. I want to be sure before I transfer to another Hosting company because SPC Support said there is nothing wrong with the SPC4 Software. Please I need your feedback. Thank you.

Good day everyone, I have a bulk sms site created with the knowledge I got on this thread. take a look microsms4u.com , I have a problem I need a free Professional Template to use on this website. The template I used cannot be customized. The Pix of the lady is my problem. I can't remove it. If anybody have a good joomla template should please help me. I just started this and doesn't have enough to purchase a template. I can be reached via admin@microsms4u.com, holyemmyjoe@gmail.com. Thanks in advance.

Good day everyone, I have a bulk sms site created with the knowledge I got on this thread. take a look microsms4u.com , I have a problem I need a free Professional Template to use on this website. The template I used cannot be customized. The Pix of the lady is my problem. I can't remove it. If anybody have a good joomla template should please help me. I just started this and doesn't have enough to purchase a template. I can be reached via admin@microsms4u.com, holyemmyjoe@gmail.com. Thanks in advance.

Please where can I download free joombla template

During my chat with one of their customer care agent, he/she told me I have to own a Reseller account with them which will be opened when I pay the sum of 100usd. I asked him/her if I will be credited after paying that amount or will I pay another amount to get credited, I got this message as a Reply This cost is for reseller system after that you can recharge your account to send Sms according to your need you can recharge your account Please help.

Ayofresh4u:
There are couple of places to get your premium bulk sms API. These companies have direct connection and link with all the gsm operators in Nigeria and other countries. They sell in Euros and you have to pay online from their websites or through paypal. There are charges you incur each time you make a payment. Like paypal charges 4.9% of each payment. Other gateways they use on their websites charge about 2.85%.

For you to be able to make these payments, you must either have a paypal account or a bank token for internet banking. The reason for a bank token is because there are some payment gateways that demand mastercard secure code if you are using mastercard. And for you to get a mastercard secure code, you will need to make a request of certain PIN from your internet banking platform using your token to authenticate it. After that, you will be taken to the mastercard secure code website where you will register and get your secure code.

These are international bulk sms gateways you can use.

1. INFOBIP - www.infobip.com
This is a company from Netherlands. They have office in Ikeja Lagos. They are very reliable, but there pricing model for a starter is actually very high. Except you want to be selling at #2 or #2.50Kobo per sms, which is ok. There are people selling at that price and their clients are still buying from them. In bulk sms, delivery is the king, not the price. A client will be ready to pay you #3 per sms as long as the sms get delivered within seconds. If you want to use them, you can go to their website and send them a message. They will reply you and an account manager will be assigned to you and from there, things will fall into place.

PRICE MODEL:
AIRTEL - 0.0062 Euro (#1.40kobo)
ETISALAT - 0.0062 Euro (#1.40kobo)
GLO - 0.0075 Euro (#1.70kobo)
MTN - 0.0071 Euro (#1.60kobo)

2. ROUTESMS - www.routesms.com
This is an Indian company. They are very good at what they do. They have economical and premium routes. Their economical route is very cheap, but it has delivery issues. Their premium route delivers sms in 1 second. And their premium route is even cheap. There is no initial purchase. You can start with 50 Euros.

PRICE MODEL:
AIRTEL - 0.0045 Euro (#1.08kobo)
ETISALAT - 0.0045 Euro (#1.08kobo)
GLO - 0.0060 Euro (#1.34kobo)
MTN - 0.0052 Euro (#1.16kobo)

3. ARUHAT - www.aruhat.com
This is an Indian company also. They are also very reliable. But their initial purchase must be 500 Euros and their sms units have validity period.

4. CNS NETWORK - www.cs-networks.net
This is also an Indian company. They are also very good. But I remember chatting with one of their customers' support, and she told me (whether by mistake or what) that routesms is very good. We were discussing something and I mentioned routesms, and she told me that they are very good.

PRICE MODEL:
AIRTEL - 0.0050 Euro (#1.12kobo)
MTN - 0.0055 Euro (#1.23kobo)
ETISALAT - 0.0055 Euro (#1.23kobo)
GLO - 0.0050 Euro (#1.12kobo)

The pricing model of Routesms and Aruhat are almost the same. Just contact all of them and request for their pricing model. Make sure you ask them about validity period of the sms units. For instance, Aruhat will initially tell you that the sms units expire after 6 months, but if you insist, they will tell you that they will make yours not to expire. You will have to negotiate everything, including prices. Talking about prices, you cannot get a level head pricing for all the networks. Some networks will be cheaper, some will be higher. How do you get a level ground for your pricing? Just add the four prices together and divide into four and you will get a level price for each of them. Then you can now come up with your own price for your clients.

Check the sms price in Euro with the current Euro-Naira exchange rate. I did the calculation above with 1 Euro to 224 Naira.

When you have chosen the company you want after comparing and asking questions from their support team, they will create your account for you with a test sms units. You will get their HTTP API urls and integrate on your bulk sms application.

The way they credit you is not the normal way we credit people. For instance, if you pay 50 Euros, you will be credited with 50 Euros. But this 50 Euros in actual sense can send up to 9,000 sms. So as you send, they will be deducting it from your 50 Euros. For instance, let's say you have 50 Euros now and you send one sms, your balance will look like this: 49.2228 and so on.

Stay tuned..

I talked to one of their customer care agent who told me I have to own a Reseller account with them which will be opened when I pay the sum of 100usd. I asked him/her if I will be credited after paying that amount or will I pay another amount to get credited, I got this message as a Reply This cost is for reseller system after that you can recharge your account to send Sms according to your need you can recharge your account Please help.

Hello everyone, Please I will like to know if I can send bulk message to international numbers from Nigeria. I have doubt that It may not deliver. If YES how do I type the numbers (+44 0950 059 0349 or 0950 059 0349)

Hello, for those of us who wish to become a freelancer on freelancer.com, fiverr.com, upwork.com etc should apply for Payoneer now so that before they started getting orders, then they must have received their cards for withdrawal. With link below, you will receive $25 for signing up with them. So this is the link to $25 http:///WDCkpR Best of Luck! Link to my gigs on Fiverr https://www.fiverr.com/ladyblaze1

CANT THUMB PRINT. IT IS SHOWING CONNECT BUT CANT FINGER PRINT

I HAVE MY BULK SMS SITE READY BUT I DONT KNOW WHERE I CAN BUY UNITS THAT I WILL SELL TO MY USERS? PLEASE HELP.

I HAVE MY BULK SMS SITE READY BUT I DONT KNOW WHERE I CAN BUY UNITS THAT I WILL SELL TO MY USERS? PLEASE HELP.

donxab:


This problem occurring most usually at Joomla 3.x. To solve this go to wamp\www\Your joomla folder\installation\sql\mysql and open Joomla.sql file find the term

"ENGINE=InnoDB"
and replace ALL with

"ENGINE=MyIsam"
MyIsam is more supported and compatible with Joomla
Works fine.

Thanks It worked

I AM TRYING TO INSTALL BUT THIS IS WHERE HAS BEEN FOR 2HOURS

Join us on 26th July, 2015. Learn how you can start importing from China. How to safety shop and get your goods delivered free of charge. How to use Nigeria shippers for fast delivering. etc Gate Fee: N3,000 only. Become an Importer today! as Wealth Await you. Enquiries Call 08140606288

Is there any shipping company that has office in Abuja. That's where I reside and dont have any relationship in lagos to pick up for me

Hello Mr. Dav, Do you stay in Abuja? If Yes, Which shipping company do you use for your shipping, I am finding it difficult to use Nigeria shipping companies because none has offices in Abuja.

dav8id:
I will not say anything on customized wrist watch cus the trick is same.

Christmas lighting .. This is a season Item , I also make money with every Xmas season installing it to people around my area!, you can import at a very killer price eg $4 and install it for people at 3k depends on the type . I install some at 12k while I buy it at $20.  Christmas lighting are in different type and price also differ, so I suggest you go for the one with higher life spam and has a long length that is one that can be use to decorate the entire house face or roofing, cus that attract people a lot. You don't need to think about how you can decorate such without decoration knowledge . Here is what you need to do, tell your supplier to send you some home decorating sample picture , your supplier will send you a lot of them and a simple step how to installs it . 
How to do it.

Try And import the lighting let say 15 days before Christmas,
Remember they lighting has a life spam, decorate your own house with one of this Christmas lighting, the next thing is you will observe children gathering, shouting and pointing at your house, next is you will observe elders, big and small, women and men looking at your house and smiling . Everyone will be attracted but the price can make some run away. Next thing in the morning , the first person to knock on your door is a customer who want to know how much you buy it and where did you buy it? Now you will let him know that you are the seller , business start, don't rush and start marketing it just keep using for like 5 days. Within that period you may also sell some as many will come on there own and ask you about it. Remember to be changing the light, don't keep using one light cus the light has a life spam that are counting in hours, so use this one today, change another one tomorrow, that's how you will be doing.

Following this simple tips and vested in this simple item will make you quick money and you can start or later change line of goods to import..

On this all I have to say is best of luck.

NOTICE 1
I am not more welcoming uninvited visitor to my office lol my store , if you most visit me, book ap before coming. Just because me and you live in Abuja and you think you can just appear to me like James bomb, I will get you arrested anyone that try this, I'm serous about this. 
NOTICE 2
The renovation of the plaza where my office lol my store is located is completed and we are now back in same shop number and business is also on
NOTICE 3
For business, you can add me on whatsapp with the number on my signature on call direct and we talk. I can supply any quantity of both customized watch and handband . Let make money together,

Finally, any question? Roll them comming

Best of luck..

Pls I need a link to a good PSP handheld game or PS 3 game controller. There are many types and it is confusing me.

Pls I need a link to a good PSP handheld game or PS 3 game controller. There are many types and it is confusing me.

Pls I need a link to a good PSP handheld game or PS 3 game controller. There are many types and it is confusing me.