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MAY 2021 MONTHLY CLEANUP EXERCISE (RIMI Market)
On Saturday May 29th MAMA Sanitation Ambassadors stormed Rimi Market (Kano City) to engage in the monthly cleanup exercise for May 2021 in Kano State, Nigeria.
We had 17 Volunteers from the organization while 6 joined form the community.
Quick Data:
- A total of 45 waste bags were collected
- We got good reception from the community
- There is need to provide a Waste collection center for the area as they had none available and only dumped their waste in the open.
Recommendation
Waste Collection Center be created and Waste Drums be provided to the community.
The overall goal of the project is to compliment the efforts of the Government in having an improve standard of living for communities in Kano through effectively waste management and ensuring a clean environment. As an organization we come to achieve this through;
- Joining and engaging community members in cleaning exercise at selected communities/locations
- Sensitizing the public on proper disposal of solid waste, control of wastewater and rainwater
- Sensitizing the public on proper hand hygiene and personal hygiene and
- By collaborating and partnering with relevant organizations if/when necessary.
Beneficiaries
It is expected that the project will in the long-term help change the orientation of individuals in the community towards keeping a clean, safe and healthy environment.
The Hon. Commissioner for Environment Kano State Dr. Kabiru Ibrahim Getso was also on ground with his team to include senior management staffs of REMASAB (Refuse Management and Sanitation Board) to inspect our activity.
APRIL 2021 MONTHLY CLEANUP EXERCISE (TARAUNI Market)
The organization through her ambassadors participated in the monthly cleanup exercise for April 2021 in Kano State, Nigeria.
The day fell on the 24th of the monthly being the last Saturday for April 2021 and we had 12 Volunteers from the organization while 5 joined form the community.
Quick Data:
- A total of 65 waste bags were collected
- Community needs more orientation on importance and need to join the exercise
Recommendation
Evacuation trucks will be needed at site for immediate clearing of waste and to help with gutters with much waste deposit.
The overall goal of the project is to compliment the efforts of the Government in having an improve standard of living for communities in Kano through effectively waste management and ensuring a clean environment. As an organization we come to achieve this through;
- Joining and engaging community members in cleaning exercise at selected communities/locations
- Sensitizing the public on proper disposal of solid waste, control of wastewater and rainwater
- Sensitizing the public on proper hand hygiene and personal hygiene and
- By collaborating and partnering with relevant organizations if/when necessary.
Beneficiaries
It is expected that the project will in the long-term help change the orientation of individuals in the community towards keeping a clean, safe and healthy environment.
We appreciate the inspection done by the Hon. Commissioner for Environment Kano State Dr. Kabiru Ibrahim Getso, the Permanent secretary and Senior management of REMASAB (Refuse Management and Sanitation Board)
Also read
https://guardian.ng/news/flooding-kano-government-to-desilt-drains-water-bodies/
2019 WORLD CLEANUP DAY
World CleanUp Day (World CleanUp Day is an International activity where volunteers and partners worldwide will come together to rid our planet of trash by cleaning up litter and mismanaged waste from our market, rivers, forests, and streets).
MAMA Initiative NG was privilege to also organize the event in Kano State, Nigeria which took place at KASUWA RIMI on the 21st September, 2019 and was partnered by several other organizations.
It should be noted that we received great support from the management of Refuse Management and Sanitation Board (REMASAB) whose staffs were on ground all through.
Quick Data:
- A total of 70 waste bags were collected
- Approximately 56 persons participated in the exercise to include the community Youths
- Sensitization was done.
OUR CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER BAGS A MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) FROM DANGOTE BUSINESS SCHOOL, BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO.
Opeyemi Emmanuel Akinfaderin, Chief Program Officer, The Mentor and Mentee African Initiative (MAMA Initiative) who is also a young sales executive with years of experience running into 8 years was on Saturday 15th June, 2019 awarded a Masters degree in Business Administration b one of Nigeria’s foremost business schools, Dangote Business School, Bayero University Kano.
Opeyemi prior to this degree holds a first degree in economics from the Ondo State owned institution, Adekunle Ajasin University and with lots of on hands trainings that has further exposed him to real life situation of the cooperate business world. For his passion for humanitarian services he founded an Initiative “The Mentor and Mentee African Initiative” whose core focus is on advocacy for quality education, health, SDGs and building Human capacity around vocations. He has since the set-up of the initiative trained, empowered and provided a living for 50 direct and 120 indirect persons. The project is on-going.
He was also appointed country coordinator, SDGsACT Nigeria in January 2016 a position he hold till date and has been able to create a credible awareness for the organization.
His professional skills and interest in developing human relations has seen him succeed in his primary place of employment Premier Lotto Limited, where he is regarded as one of the most outstanding salesman amongst colleagues. Opeyemi is your man for proper orientation on communication, negotiation, leadership and motivation.
He is married with a daughter.
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. . . The Other Way of Being Kind
Hi Friends and Family of the Mentor and Mentee African Initiative (MAMA Initiative)! I promised sharing with us bits of our last gathering so here it is. Yipee!
MAMA CONNECT HUB (Designed to be a leading social-economic gathering of youths were issues around development will be discussed and solution analyzed).
Our April 2019 Topic was “Emotional Intelligence. . . The other way of being kind”
Emotional intelligence is the capability of individuals to recognize their own emotions and those of others, discern between different feelings and label them appropriately, use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior, and manage and/or adjust emotions to adapt to environments or achieve one’s goal(s).
Mr. Ahmed Adekunle (Facilitator) further advised that we consider both ourselves and others while making some decisions. He did this using the table below to analysis situations;
| MINDFULNESS
EMPOWERMENT |
SELF | OTHERS |
| SELF-AWARENESS
·Filter ·Consciousness of ability to choose emotions, beliefs, behavior, and Action. |
SOCIAL AWARENESS
·Intent vs impact ·Perception shifting ·Understanding others ·Organization and community awareness |
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| SELF-MANAGEMENT
·Change beliefs and behavior ·Choosing emotions ·Deciding and acting |
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
·Influence ·Conflict management ·Collaboration and cooperation |
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EASTER THE SEASON OF PEACE
Every year Christians Worldwide celebrate Easter and specifically the Catholics celebrate it to mark the end of the lent period (40 days fast).
The celebration starts on a Friday which usually is called good-friday which indicates the day Jesus was crucified and buried.
