In a bid to provide support for parents, especially
women who have to be away from home on Saturdays, Adedoyin Okewunmi, an
enterprising resident has launched D A S H ( D After School Hours) Place
at Ijegun, Alimosho.
D A S H Place is a children play centre where parents can drop off
their kids on Saturdays. At the centre, enrolled kids get to interact
with others, play and learn together, improving their social
intelligence at a tender age.
According
to Okewunmi, a graduate of Lead City University who also holds a Post
Graduate Diploma in Education from the National Teachers Institute,
“There are some parents that lock their children indoors when they want
to go out on Saturdays; we encourage them to bring their kids here. We
also encourage the kids to bring their homework as well, we use games,
songs, and other outdoor activities to help them understand better.”
When asked why she decided to open D A S H place, she said “I just
like working with children, I like being around children, people are
always telling me why are you behaving like a child, and I have always
loved Children.”
On projections for the future, she said “From here, we will progress
to having a pre-school for after school hours during the week so that
when their parents return from work, they can pick them up.”
It is hoped that centers like the DASH Place will help stem the tide
of several unfortunate accidents, abuse and victimization that have
happened to children who are left to themselves.
See photos from its recent launch below:
Pastor Mrs.Oluwatosin Adeoti, the MC for the day. |
The cutting of the RIBBON |