Children's Workshops

Constance Omawumi Kola-Lawal




Constance Omawumi Kola-Lawal

Dr. Omawumi Kola-Lawal is an International Environmental and Social Consultant with specialized skills in Risk Management, Training, Auditing, Due Diligence and Impact Management. For 25 years, Omawumi has worked to develop and implement policies, strategies and systems, helping at least 200 companies/projects manage environmental, social and climate risks in the oil and gas, manufacturing, telecoms, power, mining, private equity and finance sectors in over 30 countries in Africa.
Omawumi consults for international organizations and has worked on several industrial, infrastructure, ports and special economic zones projects across Africa. She has a MSc (Env. Tech.) from Imperial College, London and a PhD. (Env. Mgt) from the University of Salford, Manchester.


Deborah Akerele




Deborah Akerele

Deborah Akerele is an educator who is passionate about SDGs 4 and 5(Quality Education and Gender equality). A graduate of the prestigious University Of Lagos. She is the founder of the Valouree Foundation, an NGO set up to reach out to teens in the community.
She has over time reached out to teens within and outside Lagos. She is also the author of several books for children, which include: Financial Intelligence for Children, Etiquette: A Guide to Good Morals for Children, My Faith Confessions, Daddy Loves His Girl, Coloring Fruits Book for Children, The Adventure, Tinuke, and Timi: Save the Planet Earth, and upcoming book, Purpose and Clarity Book for Children.
She is also the founder of Valouree Academy. She also educates children on financial literacy and the benefits of having a financial saving plan and an investment. She is also a volunteer who has contributed her quota in the community by rendering her service through volunteering. She is a Climate activist who is passionate about the environment.


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Financial Intelligence For Young Investors

Saturday October 26, 2024  —  11:00am

Deborah Lucky-Deekor




Deborah Lucky-Deekor

Deborah Lucky-Deekor is a passionate life coach specializing in children's emotional well-being and personal development. With a background in law and over 13 years of professional experience, Deborah brings a unique perspective to guiding children through the complexities of growing up. Her coaching approach emphasizes building resilience from the inside out, empowering children to cultivate their potential, manage stress and anxiety with confidence.
Deborah has a heart for planting seeds of growth in children, with the aim of making parenting easier. She’s the author of Motherhood A Double-Edged Sword, A Practical Guide for Every Mother on Raising Godly Children.
Deborah will be leading the workshop "Inside Out: Managing Stress and Anxiety" at this year’s AKADA Children’s Book Festival, where she will share practical strategies to help children cope with challenges, foster self-awareness, and build a solid foundation for lifelong emotional health and success.


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Inside Out: Managing Stress and Anxiety

Saturday October 26, 2024  —  09:00am

Dotun Oyawoye




Dotun Oyawoye

Dotun Oyawoye has lived his life with a passion to help people attain success in life with eternal relevance. He studied Geography from the prestigious University of Ilorin where he served as a campus fellowship pastor. He worked professionally in the banking industry for a little less than a decade.
He has several years of experience working with young people and has tremendous results in helping them gain clarity and mastery of life. He is a Certified Life Coach and a professional Psychological Counsellor.
He is a Lead Pastor at Global Harvest Church where he has served for close to two decades. He also serves as the National Lead Pastor of The Discovery (an expression of Global Harvest with Focus on young people).
He founded Ultrashift LTD, a coaching and consulting firm where he helps clients clearly articulate their vision, develop systems for effective pursuit while optimising results.
He is the author of The Bro Code and a number of other titles awaiting publishing. He is married to Omolayo. They are blessed with amazing daughters.


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Boys Only: Let's Talk Puberty

Saturday October 26, 2024  —  01:00pm

Foluke Oyeleye




Foluke Oyeleye

Foluke Oyeleye is the author of the 'I Am A Nigerian In...' book collection for children. From a young age, she longed to read books about Nigerians doing awesome stuff. So, while at Harvard getting her MBA, she decided to start writing those stories herself. She currently has three books: I Am A Nigerian In Music, I Am A Nigerian In Literary Arts, and I Am A Nigerian In STEM.
Foluke Oyeleye is a creative, encourager, business- and bridge-builder with a passion for serving others. Through collections published by Tani Series, she shares representative stories of Nigerian success and excellence to inspire children and inquisitive adults. Her desire is to encourage children to dream and build big while reflecting on their history so that, together, we can keep our culture, excellence, and light alive for generations to come.


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9 Security Tips For Children

Saturday October 26, 2024  —  12:00pm

KR Onimole




KR Onimole

K.R. Onimole is a self-taught illustrator and animator with a background in Architecture. He also worked as an Art Director in Advertising. Some of the advertising campaigns have won both local and international awards. While he was in University, KRO started a comic strip for Emporium, the information/news board for Architecture students, titled "Crasher".
The Crasher comic strips were essentially exaggerated accounts of life as an Architecture student. After school the strips continued both online and in local Magazines. Some of which have been collected into a series of books. KRO is currently a freelance/remote illustrator helping to tell stories in print media and Television.


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Illustration Workshop for Children: Draw A Character From The Book: Jamila's Clever Plan

Saturday October 26, 2024  —  10:30am

Oluwafunke Akinlosotu




Oluwafunke Akinlosotu

Oluwafunke C. Akinlosotu is a graduate of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University. In her pursuit of purpose, she discovered her strong passion to impact and educate children which led her to obtain a Montessori Diploma Certification from The Royal Master's Montessori Centre. She is currently working as a certified Montessori Educator at Pershing Hills Elementary.
She is the Creative Director at Tender Hugs Crochet Nigeria, a growing handmade children clothing brand that makes crochet outfits specifically for newborns, infants and toddlers.
She believes that children shouldn't only aspire for academic excellence but should be groomed in every other area which includes being taught good morals as that will help shape the kind of adults they turn out to be.


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Six Fantastic Words All Children Should Know

Saturday October 26, 2024  —  08:00am

Omolayo Oyawoye




Omolayo Oyawoye

Passionate and result oriented with about a decade and half experience in childcare and women development. School Founder, Author, and conference speaker on trauma ans mental health, and certified Teens development practitioner with a desire to facilitate an all-round growth for women and children.


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Girl Talk: 7 Secrets You Need To Know About Periods

Saturday October 26, 2024  —  02:00pm