Father and son-in-law BASHIR: … I won’t forget because I want the grinder engine to last very well. Alhaji Idi, I’m very happy that you are no longer angry with me. I just want the best for our family, you’re more than an in-law to me, you’re my father too. ALHAJI IDI: Bashir my good […]
Read more "It is happily ever after in Mahada…"PASTOR: Good afternoon my dear. You have not been coming to school for some time now, I hope everything is okay? TAYE: That is why I have come to see you Pastor. I want you to please help me talk to my mother to allow me to go back to school. PASTOR: But why will […]
Read more "Mahada: what happens to my education now that I am pregnant"Scene 1 ALHAJI IDI: You know I never like to beg for favours even from my friends. However, there is something I have that Danjuma also wants and I have already turned him down. BASHIR: Haba Alhaji, give him whatever he wants so we can get this business back on its feet. ALHAJI IDI:Danjuma wants […]
Read more "Mahada: She is the collateral for my business…"scene 1 RUTH: Obim…. Obim good morning my darling… I brought you breakfast OBINNA: Good morning Ruth baby! This one you have come to my shop this early morning… this your concern will have to wait till when you are Mrs Obinna to start controlling me RUTH: Obim, don’t worry ehn, that one will happen […]
Read more "Mahada: …he likes me a lot, so we’ll get marry"IYA IBEJI: I will finish this broom on both of your bodies this morning if you don’t confess! These girls you have finally disgraced me, you have turned all my hard-work to nothing. Kehinde see what you have caused? Who got you pregnant? KEHINDE: Mummy please… I don’t know how it happened. It was just […]
Read more "Mahada: She’s pregnant!! Should that be a reason to marry her off early???"HANNE: If only I had a source of income for myself, I will not have any reason to worry about paying Fatima’s school fees. And what if in the future, something happens to Alhaji, what will I do? This is why I have come to you my friend, I want to learn how to sew. […]
Read more "Mahada: empower her, empower the whole community..!!"RABI: Fatima! I have warned you oh! Where have you seen a woman doing this work in this Mahada? FATIMA: Rabi listen to yourself, why can’t a woman do this kind of work? A man has hands, I also have hands to work! RABI: Until your hands will put you in trouble! FATIMA: It’s people […]
Read more "Mahada: What a man can do, girls can do……???"MAMAN GODIYA: I came to talk to you about the new empowerment classes. I want to beg you to permit your twins to start attending… IYA IBEJI: My Taye and Kehinde are going to become doctor, engineer or lawyer in future, so what will they use these skill classes for? Me, I just want them […]
Read more "Mahada: Education and side hustle"11Am: ALHAJI IDI: I have told you several times that I don’t want my daughters to go to school and learn bad things. I want you to start teaching Fatima how to cook our native soups very well. As soon as I find the richest suitor for her, she’ll be getting married. HANNE: (sad) So […]
Read more "Mahada: Education=automatic wealth…."Are these 3 related in anyway? Education Vs. Economic status School & business; does one have to stop for the other to flourish? RUTH: I am not saying that going back to school is bad, but if that happens, what will happen to my business, where will I get money to use? I have been […]
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Collective Action for Adolescent Girls 