By BENJAMIN NJOKU

The television icon, Funmi Iyanda, gave children from Change a Life (CAL), her NGO, a special treat as they marked their day on April 27.

The event was held at the Mende Town Hall in Maryland, Lagos. Also, at the event were children from Elyon International School and Shining Lord schools. It was a moment for the children to lend their voices to the abducted Chibok girls. Even before it kicked off, the children were seen rallying round the venue with placards inscribed with ‘#Bringbackourgirls.’

Ms.Sekinat Ayeyemi, the Development and Communications director of the NGO, declared the event open after a short address. She was followed by Dr. H.O Erinoso who delivered a lecture on personal hygiene and cleanliness. Later the children were treated to different events including dancing and singing competitions, games and other activities.

The event also witnessed an exclusive viewing of Tunde Kelani’s masterpiece, Maami. After the viewing, the children were asked questions about the lessons learned from the movie. Winners went home with Shoprite gift vouchers worth N10, 000 each.

On the event, Iyanda said it was her way of bringing the children together to have fun as well as to interact with children from other sociocultural background. She said, they decided to screen Maami because there are lots of lessons that children can learn from the film.