Teachers and Leaders Gather in Nigeria
Last August we had an RC Teachers’ and Leaders’ Workshop in Lagos, Nigeria. As has always been the practice, we started with singing and dancing for a few minutes, which loosened everyone up. Then we introduced ourselves and the Communities we were representing.
Chioma Okonkwo, the Area Reference Person for Lagos, Nigeria, led the workshop with lots of humour. It was never boring. We learnt about frozen needs and real needs. A lot was said about colonisation. We had many sessions, which was my highlight.
We also learnt about the urgency of climate change. I realised that we cannot keep quiet any longer—we need to swing into action and take care of our environment. My “take home” [the idea I took home] was to do something about my own environment and talk to my neighbours about the urgency of climate change.
Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
(Present Time 198, January 2020)