A NEW TEAM MEMBER JOINS THE SELL FOUNDATION

In our last edition of the blog, I informed you that Umar Tijjani a young Muslim man has joined the Sharing Education and Learning for Life (SELL) Resource Team. This week, Isaac Oni Gbenga a young Man from the Christ Apostolic Church was invited to join the SELL Resource Team. Isaac started work with the SELL Foundation on Monday 29th October 2012. For now; his role in the Team is to support Foundation’s Programme Coordinator. We Wish Isaac and Umar a wonderful working experience with the other members of the SELL Foundation.

JONATHAN A MEMBER OF THE SELL RESOURCE TEAM FACILITATES A RENEWAL MEETING OF THE ST. PATRICK MISSIONARY SOCIETY (SPMS)

This year’s Annual Regional Renewal Meeting of the SPMS West African Region held at the SPMS Regional House in Lagos. The Catholic Clergies invited Jonathan, a member of the Resource Team to facilitate at the meeting. The feedback we got from the clergies showed the outstanding work Jonathan did that aided in achieving the aim of their renewal meeting and they were grateful.

STUDENTS IN BILLIRI, GOMBE STATE TOOK PART IN THE LIFE CHOICE PROGRAMME OF SELL

Mary a member of the Bauchi SELL team worked together with Moses of the SELL Resource Team in delivering the SELL Programme at All Saint Secondary School Billiri. The programme was long scheduled to hold on Thursday 25th October, 2012. With the announcement of the National public holiday for the Eid –El – kabir celebration on Thursday and Friday (25th – 26thOctober 2012), there was apprehension among facilitators that the workshop might not hold however the students who were a mixture of Muslims and Christians were eager to experience the SELL programme and insisted that the Programme should hold. Since it was a day work and it was not the main Sallah  day, the Facilitators gave it a try and worked with the students from 8am to 3pm. 29 young students and two staff members  participated (11 female and 20 male)

The students were very happy they participated; some said they have acquired skills on how to give feedback and choose trustworthy friends but their challenges was how to accept feedback from others. In the end, they thanked the facilitators and requested that the team should come again and share the programme with more students in the area.

SELL PROGRAMME TOOK PLACE IN A CENTRAL AREA IN GOMBE TOWN.

On the 26th – 27th October 2012, Mary after working with the students in Billiri, joined Felicia and James; members of the Gombe Team to run a SELL Programme at the central area of Gombe town. The Peace Building Unit of the SELL Programme was explored during the workshop, where 26 young adults actively participated. 6 among them were ladies. 

At the workshop in Gombe, the participants said Peace building is vital and they promise to put more effort in being peace makers in all of lives situations.

EID – KABIR

The entire SELL family rejoices with the Muslim Ummah especially our allies in the SELL Programme, on the occasion of this year’s Eid- Kabir Celebration. As we celebrate, may Allah answer all our prayers for peace in Nigeria and the world.

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

• The First Board of Trustee meeting of the SELL Foundation is slated for Saturday, 3rd November 2012 at the Youth Formation Centre, where the SELL Foundation office is and run the SELL Programme from. We wish the SELL Foundation board members good luck in all the deliberations towards furthering the course of the SELL Foundation.
• Still on our upcoming activities, an end of year evaluation and team building for the SELL Foundation Team and Youth Formation Centre Team is scheduled to take place from the 12th – 14th November 2012. Our Facilitator for the Team Building and Evaluation is Reverend Sister Rita Schwarzenberger of the religious congregation of the Dominican Sisters.

We will feed you with reports of these events once they happen. For now, thank you for staying with us on the blog.

Maria Dagogot,

Communications Desk, SELL Foundation