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  Robb Elementary School Massacre Survivor   ICON Comfort One of the children who survived the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School shared her experience.    Miah Cerrillo, the grade four student, said that they had just finished their lessons when the teachers in the classroom were informed that there was a shooter in the school. One of the two teachers in the classroom with the students rushed to close the door, but on getting to the door, the shooter was there already. Miah said the shooter shot out the window in the door, and the teacher backed walked from the door while the shooter followed. The shooter looked at one of the teachers and said "goodnight" and shot her. He then shot the other teacher and the students.    After shooting students in her class, the girl said he went to another class and she heard screams and gunshots. After the shots ceased, the shooter began to play loud sad music.   In fear of the gunman coming back to her class, s...

  Popular Foundation Fights Ignorance With Sensitization Owolabi Philip, Akande Victoria Dr Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." The act of being the voice of hope and change led the Mordecai Care Foundation , a non-governmental organization, to organize an enlightenment symposium for students starting from February through to May 2022 across secondary schools in Osun state.  One of the 17-United Nations Sustainable Development Goals is to "ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.” This is Mordecai Care Foundation of Nigeria's major priority. Promoting quality education as one of the heroes of Nigeria's campaign for free education with free books. MCFN has been touching lives through their Secondary School Student Sensitization Educative Campaign Programme among these beneficiary schools: Oduduwa College Ile-Ife, St. Philipps Angl...

  ICONS: "What is the driving force behind this movement ?" Mrs Obisakin: "What happened is that we have been doing this for many years and we realised that we will just talk, wail , yet, things are not changing. So, we thought that if the communities are engaged; we'll seek their solidarity and accountability, and maybe it will help this situation. So, that was what brought about this dialogue." " The organization (WARDC)in partnership with us (WIDC) did all the documentation and found out that they were not making any headway. This thing, instead of decreasing is increasing. So, we said that it cannot be business as usual let's do it another way and see if there would be a result. That is why the initiative was birthed and it was sponsored by FORD foundation." ICONS: "How long has this been on ?" Mrs Obisakin: "Well, the WARDC had started I think about two years ago. It started as one community per state, so they later thought ...

  NGO partners with Osùn Monarch to forestall domestic violence in Osun State Owolabi Philip, Akande Victoria   On May 5, 2022, a non-governmental organization known as Women Inspiration Development Center (WIDC ), in conjunction with Women Advocate Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) , came to the town of Keredolu Ife with the purpose of community dialogue and rally on ending violence against women and girls in Osun State with the acronym Violence Against Women Gender (VAWG) , proudly supported by Ford Foundation   The meeting with Leegan of Akeredolu Ife, His Royal Majesty, Oba Raifu Ojo Adeyera (Adetise 1) Oba of Akeredolu Ife and stakeholders of the town was to start the liberation fight in Akeredolu town and its environs. Among those present were the representatives of the DPO; Iyaoloja; Iyalode; a Christian and Muslim representative; the chairman of the health committee in the community; the chairman of Urhobo and Igara people; the youth leader; the Headmistr...