By Onyewuchi Ojinnaka
JOIN VALUE, a non-governmental organisation that seeks to impact the lives of youths positively through various target oriented programmes such as Total Woman Conference (TWC) and other programmes that are organised monthly, quarterly, and annually will have its 6th annual
edition tagged ‘ Love, Sex and Everything in-between’ later this month.
The annual programme, which will be done virtually this year, has been designed to explore and unearth mystics on the topic of Love and Sex. It is targeted towards females between 15-35 years of age, with the aim of inspiring these young women to live a chaste, focused, and purposeful life.
The organisation has lined up seasoned speakers to engage the participants during the programme
According to convener of the TWC, Chichi Ogbonnaya, the 6th anniversary of the conference is in line with the vision of the conference, which is to propel young people into living a chaste, focused, and purposeful life.
The Keynote Speaker is Pastor Nomthi Odukoya, an educationist, life coach, writer and the Associate Senior Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, Lagos, Nigeria.
Married to Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, Nomthi, is the Chairperson and Founder of Funda Wazi Foundation.
Funda Wazi (Zulu language) is a non-profit organisation saddled with the responsibility of educating and equipping children with the necessary skills and tools to protect them against any form of abuse or social ills.
Also, on the speakers’ list is Raquel Daniel, also called the Clarity Coach for Nonprofits. She is an impact strategist and passionate about improving education for children. Raquel works directly with children in marginalized communities in Nigeria, focusing on education and reproductive health for adolescent girls through ‘Beyond the Classroom Foundation’.
As an educator, author, gifted communicator, and reproductive health advocate, Raquel brings enormous expertise, insight, and energy to all her projects.
Joining from the United States in the virtual conference, Yvonne Pierre, a survivor who has overcome years of childhood sexual abuse, rape and the murder of her father that led to self-destructive behaviour at an early age.
Refusing to be a statistic, Yvonne is an award-winning writer, director, producer, and advocate that holds several degrees including two Master degrees.
Also, to speak at the 6th edition of the TWC2020 is a Relationship Coach, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Gnosis Help Initiative, Mr. Olumide Omosebi.
The Gnosis Help Initiative is a drive against the increasing rates of divorces, separations and domestic violence. It helps victims of toxic marriages and abusive spouses, and through various programs, exposes mistakes often made in spousal choices, and provides alternatives to hardships in relationships.
“Our goal for this year’s event is to give participants a new perspective to love and sex, while helping them understand what lies between these two words.
“The concepts of love and sex have been abused and misused and there is the need to re-inform and educate young people; especially ladies, on the principles guiding these two and help them better set healthy boundaries in their relationships to avoid pitfalls that result from not understanding these concepts.”