Boys don’t cry

Stakeholders unveil blueprint for raising responsible men, rewarding academic excellence
By Johnson Adebowale
For decades, the mantra has echoed through Nigerian homes, school corridors, and playgrounds: Boys don’t cry. But last week inside the Glass House at the University of Lagos, a coalition of educators, parents and child advocates gathered to declare that the silent suffering behind those three words must finally come to an end.
 
Karinate and a guest presenting a dummy cheque to Oladele, one of the beneficiaries of the scholarship scheme.
 
In a landmark gathering tagged The Boy Child Blueprint: Character and Purpose, The Odushu Foundation, in partnership with Alerte U...