Events

Five Years of Impact: Journey To Wholeness Reflects on Mental Health Journey

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12 months ago

September 15, 2025

Journey To Wholeness marks 5th anniversary, expanding free mental health support with The Inner Strength Project to underserved communities

Journey To Wholeness anniversary was marked on 26 September 2025 as the initiative celebrated five years of offering free family life counselling, therapy, and coaching services to individuals and families unable to afford paid mental health care.

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Launched in 2020 under the framework of Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being, the project by EL-Cubed International Limited has become a trusted support system for vulnerable communities.

In that time, it has delivered professional services at no cost to 355 people through the dedication of 28 volunteer practitioners.

Backed by the generosity of eight sponsors and donors, including the 2022 Flourish Africa Award and MOE Advisory Limited, the initiative has raised ₦6.18 million to sustain operations.

According to the organisation, its work has helped families resolve conflicts, rebuild trust, and achieve stability, while individuals facing mental health challenges have found safe spaces for healing.

Marking its fifth anniversary, the organisation unveiled The Inner Strength Project (TISP), a new initiative targeting communities experiencing extreme poverty.

The programme seeks to restore resilience and emotional well-being where survival often overshadows psychological needs.

JTW highlights that untreated trauma, depression, and stress—often linked to rape, adverse childhood experiences, domestic violence, and substance abuse—can entrench cycles of poverty and hopelessness.

TISP aims to break these cycles by normalising conversations around mental health, offering workshops on stress management, providing group counselling, and equipping local leaders with practical tools to sustain wellness initiatives.

Planned activities include free mental health first aid training, play therapy for children, storytelling and creative arts for trauma recovery, and the creation of Safe Space Hubs where residents can access support and resources.

“By strengthening inner resilience, people can rise above poverty,” the organisation said.

“Mental health is not only about survival but about laying the foundation for stronger families, hopeful communities, and generational transformation.”

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WAKE UP! Art Exhibition Returns for a Second Act

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3 weeks ago

August 27, 2026

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The contemporary art and photography exhibition “Wake Up!” is back again for a second edition.

Curated by Awele Onwordi, Wake Up! 2 exhibition pays homage to the Nigerian youth and burgeoning street culture which many of its contributing artists reference in their works.

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Titled “Young, Wild, Free”, the exhibition celebrates the creativity, resilience, freedom and cultural influence found in Nigerian youth.

Taking aim at societal issues and economic concerns, the exhibit reflects the youth and their refusal to compromise or bow despite all the challenges stacked against them while charting youth culture through art, music, fashion, skateboarding, photography and community.

The exhibition will be held, once again, at the Angel and Muse Gallery at 25 Sumbo Jibowu street off Ribadu Road off Awolowo Road in Ikoyi.

It will open on Saturday 5 September 2026 and will run until 11 September 2026
This second edition which focuses on celebrating, nurturing and exploring artistic practices rooted in youth and street culture will feature works from DENCITY and SUPERGLIDER HOUSE.

Exhibiting artists include Ajilore Kehinde – their work is deeply influenced by Nigerian street culture and works of other artists like Slawn, Peters Ejiro, etc, Chuka Onwordi – graphic designer who embodies themes of death, melancholy and beauty in his works, ZIDYEP – Abuja based creative whose works move between digital and physical spaces through art, graphic design and air brushing , Franklyn Okoye – graphic designer and artist whose works explore themes of identity and hyper-reality, Awele Onwordi – founder & curator of WAKE UP and multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans character art, creative logo design, album covers and more , Oluchi Kogolo – digital illustrator whose work explores street culture, personality and storytelling through a raw and playful visual style and Kozetuo Apeji – multidisciplinary artists who work explores experimental approaches to problem solving through both digital and traditional art forms.

Commenting on the exhibition in her curatorial statement, Awele noted that “despite economic instability, limited opportunities and socio-political challenges, Nigerian youth continue to shape culture through music, fashion, art, skateboarding, raves, photography and community.”

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Continuing and harping on the raison d’etre of the exhibition she said, “Young, Wild and Free exists to celebrate Nigerian youth while also creating a platform that supports and amplifies them.”