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10th Edition

Adejorin
Oluwatobilola

Social
Bravery

15 Years

Male

Ibadan

15 YEAR OLD BOY USES FOOTBALL COMPETITION TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST CRIME

Olanrewaju Oluwafemi lives at no. 15, Oluwa Ayoola Street, Challenge, in Ibadan. The account is about how Femi uses football competitions to campaign against crime among juveniles. According to the young lad, the incidence of stealing among children in his community is alarming. So he decided to do something about it. Femi thought of a way to reach out to the majority of the children in his community, in order to sensitize them about the inappropriateness of such habit. For him, it is important and necessary to find a way of curbing the trend before it ruins the life of the children. So he decided to organize a football competition among the adolescents. Femi approached some older people in his community to acquaint them of his intention to organize a football competition. At first, the people ignored him for being too young for such project. However, his persistence paid off and a man bought into his idea. Before long, teams were raised, fixtures were drawn and match schedules were fixed. However, Femi could not find a sponsor to donate a trophy for the winner of the competition. So the young lad quickly designed a trophy and constructed himself. The football competition was held and Femi was able to pass message across to the teams. After every match, he was given audience to speak to the children with a public address system, about the need to eschew stealing and imbibe a good conduct. The campaign effort which was strongly reinforced by the football competition, made a lot of impact as it was widely applauded in the community and the environs.