Three young people were awarded scholarships for their acts of bravery and determination in Nigeria. With all the talk of our economy, the ice storm in the NE and the coming one in the midwest, and Palin's church burning here's a bit of cheer and hope for the world.
Original article here: Punching.com interesting articles below this one on the page also. Obama like hope for Nigeria is the title of one.
Outtakes from the article:
According to the Chief executive officer, Dufil Prima Foods Plc, Mr. Deepak Singhal, the winners were given the awards for their outstanding acts of bravery and courage in the face of disability and illness.
According to him, the first prize winner, Bala, saved his baby sister from a raging inferno that gutted their house in Kano. Ayodele’s heroic act was similar to Bala’s, as she rescued her brother that would have been crushed to untimely death by a vehicle. According to the story, a car had lost control and almost ran over the baby boy before Ayodele’s risky intervention (she ran into the road and snatched him up).
Omalade the third youth rescued himself from the grip of being stigmatized and poverty. Denied education by his parents, Omolade had to take his future in his hands by taking to shoe-making. Nobody taught him. He just fell on his talent and flair for shoe making. He started by mending shoes for neighbours and family members. In spite of all the odds, the crippled entrepreneur now has four apprentices working for him.
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