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does not plan to attend secondary school be- The Nigerian delegation to the 6th World
cause he cannot afford it.
We are impressed by his creative abilities
and potential. We arranged an art event on
December 26, 2019 to raise support for him.
Joseph impressed everyone and
secured funds for both his secondary
education and university education.
We thank Joseph’s supporters because through
education any child can break the cycle of pov-
erty and become a productive citizen.
We plan to organize the Children Creativity
Fair in partnership with UFUK Dialogue Found-
ation every June based on the methodology of
the World Children’s Festival.
Our objective is to provide every Nigerian
student an opportunity to showcase his or her
talents in the visual and performing arts and
to employ the power of the arts for peace
and prosperity.
Finalists of the the Nigerian Arts Olympiad were invited to attend the first Children’s Creativtiy Fair in Abuja, where they showcased
various talents in the visual and performing arts.
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Children’s Festival in Washington, D.C. will in-
clude John Joseph, Judith Yahaya (the winner
of the previous Arts Olympiad), the Unity Dance
Troupe, Joseph’s parent and/or headmistress, Jul–Sep 2020 | https://icaf.org/
ten members of the Female Artists Association
of Nigeria, one UBEB official, and a repre-
sent-ative of the UFUK Dialogue Foundation.
The current COVID-19 pandemic has made
it difficult to continue our sponsorship drive, we
pray that the lockdown will soon be over so we
can all come together at the World Children’s
Festival.
Ngozi Akande
A prominent artist, president of the Female
Artists Association of Nigeria, and assistant
director at the National Council for
Arts & Culture.